我說我
I say I
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一隻小蚊子從我舌尖上啜飲
a small mosquito drinks from my tongue
很多人說我們但聽見我
but many say we and hear I
說你或他但
say you or he and
聽見我
hear I
這個問題該怎麼辦
what can we do with this problem
雙手端起一只碗
a bowl held in both hands
就不能同時把它填滿
cannot be filled by its holder
x,藍鯨說
x, says the blue whale
x,磷蝦說
x, say the krill
得出y,海洋說,然後乘以存在
solve for y, says the ocean, then multiply by existence
螞蟻的腳在大地上製造自己的聲音
the feet of an ant make their own sound on the earth
水讓冰吃了一驚
ice is astonished by water
一個人
a person misreads
把譫妄讀成翠雀
delirium as delphinium
打著噴嚏
and falls into
墜入一片困倦的純藍之美
a blueness sleepy as beauty when sneezing
代詞在打瞌睡
the pronoun dozes
譯注:英語詞譫妄(delirium)和翠雀屬(delphinium)的拼寫很接近,容易誤讀。據說翠雀屬的一些植物花粉可引發人打噴嚏。