Post Station

This poem is an English translation selected from the fourth section, "Post Station" (驿站), of the Chinese poetry journal "Workers' Poetry Selection" (《打工诗选刊》).

RS861 Product

I detect one faulty unit
then more appear

It seems to become a law of nature
cycle upon cycle

One leaks current
one crashes

Switch jams
power-on alarm

Low gear, high temperature
High gear, high temperature

This has become the pattern
cycle upon cycle

These defective units leave me
dazed and confused

Until I forget my own bright smile
lose the wildest version of myself

Ruan Xize, pen name: Golden Lips, born 1996 in Beiliu, Guangxi, now residing in Wuhan. Poetry enthusiast. Loves photography, running, and badminton.

《RS861产品》

我检测到一个坏机
便会有更多的坏机

这像是成为自然规律一种
循环循环

漏电一个
死机一个

开关卡死
通电报警

低挡高温
高挡高温

这成为了一种规律
循环循环

我就这样被这些坏机搞得
神智不清

竟忘记了我的好看笑容
失去了原来最野性的自己

阮锡泽，笔名：金嘴巴，广西北流市人，现居住武汉市，1996年，诗歌爱好者。爱好摄影，跑步，打羽毛球。