你的車停在前方避車處     

         

你的車停在前方避車處

等候帶領我們

前往你熟悉的市鎮

 

總有許多不預期的分岔路或繞道

把車子導往不同的方向

在四通八達的迴旋處

也難免有其他車子介入

把我們的車分隔開

是車速不一致

弄丟了對方蹤影？

通過電話聯繫上

你描述的路況

跟我們面前的       並不相符

是你的車速太快

還是我們錯過了某個出口？

 

二十多年前

瘦怯的中六生

操著生硬的英語

嘗試去買一份快餐

我們坐到較遠的角落

看著你用陌生的語言點餐

然後笑著把漢堡包薯條捧過來

 

送你進大學宿舍

你的書本、用品和衣服

塞滿了車廂

老爸握著方向盤 

我懷中抱著你的laptop 和打印機

迎新日       從倒後鏡看你

混入不同膚色的人群中

 

如今

嬰兒車、孩子的衣物

填滿了車廂

你孩子在嬰兒座內睡著

你妻子在旁照顧

我們的車跟在後面

嘗試掌握合適的車速和距離

假如丟失了     可以的話

就在下一個避車處會合

儘管路線不相同

我們縂有方法找到目的地

只要我們心裡知道

你握著方向盤 

兒子在嬰兒座內睡著

妻子懷中      抱著他的小熊

我們就安心期待      下一次的重聚

我們就安心期待      下一次的重聚

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Your car is parked at the lay-by ahead

 

Your car is parked at the lay-by ahead, 

Waiting to lead us 

To the town you know so well.

 

There are always unexpected forks in the road or detours 

That steer the car in different directions. 

At the bustling roundabout, 

Other cars inevitably cut in, 

Separating our cars, 

Or due to inconsistent speeds, 

We lose sight of each other. 

When we connect through the phone, 

The road conditions you describe 

Don’t match what’s in front of us. 

Is your speed too fast, 

Or did we miss some exit?

 

Over twenty years ago, 

A timid sixth-form student, 

Struggling with awkward English, 

Tried to buy a fast food meal. 

We sat in a corner a little further away, 

Watching you order in an unfamiliar language, 

Then smiling as you brought over the burgers and fries.

 

When we dropped you off at the university dorm, 

Your books, belongings, and clothes 

Filled the car. 

And your laptop and printer held in my arms 

Then, looking in the rearview mirror 

you blended into the freshers’ crowd.

 

Now, 

Strollers and children’s clothes 

Fill the car. 

Your child sleeps in the car seat, 

Your wife tending beside him. 

Our car follows behind, 

Trying to maintain the right speed and distance. 

If we lose each other again, 

Let’s meet at the next lay-by, 

Even if our routes differ. 

We’ll always find our way, 

So long as in our hearts we know

You’re at the steering wheel, 

Your child asleep in the car seat, 

Your wife cares beside. 

We rest assured and look forward to the next time we reunite 

We rest assured and look forward to the next time we reunite

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要是有天我的雙腿枯萎        

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要是有天我的雙腿枯萎

請繼續你的行腳

去！到未曾踏足的土地

去！看不曾暢游的河岸

請答應我  

那時候        讓你身旁       

坐著另一位       陪伴你看風景的人

你的手      指引著前方的青翠

另一隻手      握著她的

就如你現在      握著我的        一樣

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2018

[中學生文藝月刊第94期]

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If one day my legs wither...

 

If one day my legs wither...

Please continue your journey...

Go! To lands you have never set foot on...

Go! To shores you have never freely roamed...

Please promise me this

when that time comes        that by your side

there will sit another     someone who accompanies you to see the scenery

Your hand      Pointing toward the verdant green ahead

Your other hand     Holding hers -

Just as you are now      holding      mine

 

 

2018

[Secondary School Students' Literature Monthly, Issue 94]

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