by Bill Collins
The name of the author is the first to go
followed obediently by the title, the plot,
the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel
which suddenly becomes one you have never read,
never even heard of,
as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor
decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain,
to a little fishing [...]
幾年前在爆炸的時候，第一次讀到滑雪的北極熊，我發笑了。
〈分類之物〉
夜晚簡單地分為有做過和沒做過兩類
早晨分成拉出了甚麼呀和甚麼都拉不出來兩類
笑聲分為猥瑣的和不猥瑣的兩類
憂鬱分為有癒合過和沒有癒合過兩類
美麗分為有效和沒效兩類
醜陋分為是可忍和孰不可忍兩類
北極熊分為很會滑雪和不會滑雪兩類
擁抱分為燙傷和凍傷兩類
詩人分為有愛過和沒愛過兩類
愛人分為寫詩和不寫詩兩類
年少分為被阿過和沒有被阿過兩類
人生分為有爆炸過和沒有爆炸過兩類
死分為有罪和沒有罪兩類
有時候又僅僅是爽和不爽兩類
鯨向海，《通緝犯》，頁180-181
Much madness is divinest sense
To a discerning eye;
Much sense the starkest madness.
‘T is the majority
In this, as all, prevails.
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur, — you’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
只有唇語可以解除唇語
只有cd可以交換cd
只有奧義可以到達另一個奧義
但是我忽略停止panic的重要性
以及等待使意志堅定
以及愛使黑暗發光
除了建議一起惡作一個劇
我沒有其他更壞的主意
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我正崎嶇
#ref
大四，就業博覽會季節。
Writing a résumé
, by Wislawa Szymborska
What needs to be done?
Fill out the application
and enclose the resume.
Regardless of the length of life,
a resume is best kept short.
Concise, well-chosen facts are de rigueur.
Landscapes are replaced by addresses,
shaky memories give way to unshakable dates.
Of all your loves, mention only the marriage;
of all your children, only [...]