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Each crow you have seen
has a quasi-white soul
that used to dwell in the body
of one of your closest ancestors
He comes down all the way just to tell you
his little secret, the way he has flown out
of darkness, the fact both his body and heart
are filled with shadows, the truth about
being a dissident, that unwanted color
Hidden in your own heart is there also a crow
much blacker than his spirits
but less so than his feathers
我的乌鸦
你瞥见的每只乌鸦
都有颗半白的灵魂
它以前的栖身处是
你最直系的一位祖先
它不远万里飞来,只是要告诉你
它的一个小小秘密,它如何飞出
黑暗,它的心身如何充满阴影,以及
它作为叛逆者不受欢迎的肤色
在你自己的心中也有一只乌鸦
比它的精神更黑
但比其羽毛更淡
[见刊于《字花》2015年夏季期]