手錶之

病

母親的手錶

她很久之前在路上檢到的那隻

生了病

首先是胡言亂語

時續時停的指指點點

跟著是不肯跟著

母親的手去拖手去走

最後連心停了

都沒有交帶或交代

什麼下來

便不肯走了

於是我帶著她的交代

給錶匠十元就給她換了

一個全新的心臟

母親心痛地嚷著心臟

太貴

我心痛地嚷著

時間失去得

太浪費

而她卻開心地嚷著

我們的病都好了

看清楚沒有？

        2009.10.6寫於休士頓

Watch out, the watch!

Translated by Yuzhong

Mom’s watch, the one she picked

Up on the road long time ago,

Is getting sick

At first she crazily kicks

Sometimes she pauses, and sometimes she clicks

Then she complains following

Mom’s complaining and is not following

And finally she stops going

Not even telling

She is really sick

And is not able to tick

And then I bring my mom’s words and her watch

To the watch smith’s

Promising ten dollars to get her fixed

Mom says, “Oh, the watch!”

It costs too much

I say, “Watch, mom.”

Too much is the time

Being lost

And the watch watches out

Then openly says, “Watch, ouch! “

Shouldn’t we all be saying “Watch out?”

            Houston, 2009.10.6