Fan Jinghua: Then

　　　Then
In due time, they sat down, face to face
And for a moment they both looked
Outside the window
The teapot was refilled once more
And then it was left unrenewed, and untouched, and became lukewarm
And then there was what it followed
That is, they rose and went, one behind another, and respectively
They took their own bus
They did not hold hands, therefore there was
No separation, and till today he still remembers
How she…
　　　　　　　　　　March 2010

　　后来
然后，他们坐了下来，面对面
还在某个时候同时
望了望窗外
茶壶，续了一次后，没有再续，没有再碰，就变得温吞
后来，就是接下去的样子
就是说，他们起身离开，一个在前一个在后，然后各自
乘自己的公车
没有拉手，所以也就没有
分手，至今他还记得
她……
　　　　　　2010年3月原作