On-Call Poem by Haiqing Hua

待工
On-call

很小心地寻找细节
Very carefully seeking details
就像破案的侦探
Like detectives tracking down the criminals
很多的细节
A lot of details
在你的周围
All around you
你只要去仔细地寻找
Only need to carefully seek
你会找到它们的
You will find them

冬天像一只发情的猫
Winter likes an estrus cat
暴虐不已
An endless tyranny
冬天才刚刚开始
Winter just begins
暖气不能停止
Heating don't stop
心跳不能停止
Nor stops the heartbeat

加了封条的窗户
Seal reinforced windows
雾气弥漫
Suffuses all the mist
使得光线柔和
Soften the light rays
一天都如同黄昏
The whole day felt as dusk

待工的日子
The days on call
似乎属于自己的时间
Time seems of my own
却随时应召
Any time will be called
一个电话、一条信息
A phone call, a message
邮件也是沟通的工具
Email is also a tool of communication

轻松的工作
All easy jobs
只需要你站立行走
Only needs you stand and walk
你也可以讲话
You can also talk
但是没有人听
But nobody listen
就像与空气交谈
As talking to the air
疯癫的行为
All crazy

我还可以写诗
I can still write poem
仔细地寻找细节
Carefully seeking details
就像破案的侦探
Like detectives tracking down the criminals
生活真的是充满细节!
Life is really full of details!