你該停在那裡的
起先我看到字句從你張開的嘴裡衝出
都是些又粗又大的黑體字
接著它們越變越黑越稠密有如子彈
慢著是真的子彈正冒著煙呼嘯著朝我們
飛射過來哪
我們四散奔躲等待事情發生
卻意外地聽到突來的靜寂
在我們的耳邊爆響
我抬頭看到你正一動不動地站在那裡
嘴巴張得大大
看樣子是耗光了子彈只是你扭曲的
臉部以及伸長的舌頭都在擺明
你裡頭還有許多東西要出來
有好幾秒鐘的時間你就這樣僵在那裡
然後在我們的注視下你的身體突然裂痕斑斑
劈劈啪啪碎落了一地
我們徐徐站起圍攏過來想撿起碎片
沒料到它們都被燒過了頭
手指輕輕一碰便散成灰燼
你真該停在那裡的
在你開口之前
你该停在那里的
起先我看到字句从你张开的嘴里冲出
都是些又粗又大的黑体字
接着它们越变越黑越稠密有如子弹
慢着是真的子弹正冒着烟呼啸着朝我们
飞射过来哪
我们四散奔躲等待事情发生
却意外地听到突来的静寂
在我们的耳边爆响
我抬头看到你正一动不动地站在那里
嘴巴张得大大
看样子是耗光了子弹只是你扭曲的
脸部以及伸长的舌头都在摆明
你里头还有许多东西要出来
有好几秒钟的时间你就这样僵在那里
然后在我们的注视下你的身体突然裂痕斑斑
劈劈啪啪碎落了一地
我们徐徐站起围拢过来想捡起碎片
没料到它们都被烧过了头
手指轻轻一碰便散成灰烬
你真该停在那里的
在你开口之前
2000。1。24
非馬詩No.753
發表處所﹕
僑報(2000.6.5);文學台灣(35期,2000.7);
每周一詩(2002.5.1-2002.5.31);《无梦之夜》;
臉書;非馬部落格;非馬博客;文心社;詩生活;半卷書;
YOU SHOULD’VE STOPPED THERE
first I see words
coming out of your mouth
black words all
UPPERCASE and bold
they become so
dark and dense that I think they are bullets
wait a second
they ARE bullets now all streaming hissing
smoking burning
toward us
we scatter and
run for cover waiting for something
to happen but are
surprised to hear a sudden silence
explode in our
ears
I look up and
find you just standing there
with your mouth
wide open
as if you are
running out of ammunition
but from the
expression on your twisted face
and out-stretched
tongue there must still be
something inside
that wants to come out
for a few seconds
you remain in your frozen posture
then right before
our eyes your body shatters and breaks up
we slowly rise
and gather around
trying to pick up
the pieces but find they are so badly burned
that they crumble
at a touch
you should’ve
stopped there really
before you opened
your mouth
Appeared in:
Cornelsen
Schulverlage GmbH 's textbook Context, Berlin, Germany, 2015; A Dreamless Night,
2021
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