Fan Jinghua: A Game for Fools

　　　　A Game for Fools
This time, let’s start with lies and put pain into a glass bottle
Lay it down on the mat, and spin it like a Russian roulette
The muzzle chooses who is to rise and run
Dropping the wrapped heart behind the one you have a crush on
Stooping but not stopping, keeping intact the heart of the game

It has to be done like a wind passing ears, a vibrationless resonance
Once the sound slows down and stills
One of us has to point to any direction and tie it to eyes
Pulling away our attention and distorting the facial expression

The purpose lies in conservation so that the spring within us
Will not seep into the irreversible flow
Red leaves without a single word drift to the sea like riderless rafts
Occasionally, fish jump out and chance to see a passing bird or two
But then the sky remains distantly broad, the water sedating itself
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　April 1-2, 2009


　　　愚人游戏
这一次，我们从谎言开始投入
将痛感装在玻璃瓶中
放倒它，旋转，玩俄罗斯轮盘
瓶口指着的人必须急速起身
奔跑，把裹着心的手绢丢在暗恋者的身后
不停留，不摔碎，不动声色

要羚羊挂角、有口无心、声东击西
一旦声音开始缓速、凝滞
就扬起手随便将一个方向系上眼神
拖走专注，将脸上的表情拽得变形

目的在于保全，我们内外的井水都不会管涌
进入东流，眼看着红叶片片无字，漂浮着空空的筏子
偶尔，有鱼跃出水面，更偶尔，与飞过的鸟儿照个面
而天，杳阔依旧，水，自我镇静
　　　　　　　2009年4月2日