我的屋子立刻消失了

As soon as I leave it, my room

在我背後，在我離去之後

slips behind me, vanished

在另一個時空內

to another place, another time,

它像平日一樣

living on in homey peace.

恬靜的過著家常生活

All I own

我的所有都在屋內

is there, the coat

躺在沙發上是昨夜脫下的外套

tossed on last night’s couch,

在架上互相推擠是多年來買下的書

the books shouldering each other

護照和零錢各據抽屜一角落

off the shelves, loose change

音響內一張未聽完的CD

in a drawer, my passport,

喇叭還不斷回味著某幾句歌詞

the stereo still breathing lyrics

他們都一致認為

from the last CD.

當他們聚在一起

Sharper than five senses,

就比我的五官

everything agrees it’s me.

更接近我的面貌

When I consider going back

當我興起回去的念頭

the room returns,

屋子就又在地球上出現了

its flower-blue curtains pressed to the window,

藍花簾子倚在窗前

streetlights guarding the shadows.

和街燈一起守候過路的身影

Night breeze fills the sails, repeats.

夜風一篷一篷的吹

Eyes closed, pores open,

屋子閉上眼，張開毛孔

the room respires, wafting cool air,

體會穿體而過的清涼

listening for my footsteps.

他們都豎起耳朵，細聽我的腳步

The doorknob turned, the light switch thrown

當我開了鎖，按下燈鈕

pulls up the primal order—

乍放的光明喚回熟悉的秩序

furniture heaves into view,

傢具物件們一起湧向我的視線

each object a challenge

吱吱喳喳的問起

to being, to self,

許多存在和身份的問題

jabbering doubt.