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真相 之一 / The Truth - Part 1 by Chua Chim Kang

 

真相 之一
蔡深江

/我们都相信真理和一些不容怀疑的正义；允许的话 ，让我们相信多一些美丽，在极短暂的生命里。

之一
流星原来是太阳的火柴
在你抬头的偶然
发现它点燃月亮的秘密

之二
月亮不过是一块会反光的镜子
划破真空比殒石更长久
由西而东
追赶夸父

之三
江河便是太阳的燃料
在最最黄昏
急急去填补余晖
每日赶路，每日
总是迟到了一个晚上

之四
天若会老
不是有情
是盘古太早


The Truth - Part 1  
Written by Chua Chim Kang
Translated by Joshua Ip

We all believe in the truth and in some indubitable justice; if it can be allowed, let us also believe in a little more beauty in this short, short life.

i
a meteor is the matchstick of the sun
you lift your head -- in that coincidence,
you find its trick to lighting up the moon

ii
the moon is just another mirror
veering through void longer than any meteor
eastward pursuing He who chased the sun

iii
a river is the fuel of the sun
at even-evening
rushing to top up the afterglow
every day rushing, every day
late by one night

iv
if the sky could age
it would not be for love
but for He who made her
ahead of time

Chua Chim Kang, born in 1965, attended Nan Chiau Primary School, River Valley High School, Hwa Chong Junior College, National Taiwan University, and the National Institute of Education. He previously worked as a teacher; he is a media professional and enjoys writing.

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Poems on the MRT is an initiative by the National Arts Council, in partnership with SMRT and Stellar Ace. Produced by Sing Lit Station, a local literary non-profit organisation, this collaboration displays excerpts of Singapore poetry throughout SMRT’s train network, integrating local literature into the daily experience of commuters. Look out for poems in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil in trains on the East-West, North-South and Circle Lines, as well as videos created by local artists and featuring local poets in stations and on trains. The Chinese, Malay, and Tamil poems are available in both the original languages and English. To enjoy the full poems, commuters may read them on go.gov.sg/potm.

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