A white horse runs towards me by Ma Yongbo ⻢永波

A white horse runs towards me
brown forest turban unfolds

A white horse runs towards me
the earth slowly begins to tilt
a silver thread runs out from the darkness

A white horse runs towards me
seeds scattered in the soil jump back to cracked palms
a broken horn returns to the unicorn’s head

A white horse runs towards me
fallen leaves in spring return to the top of the tree
the apple turns back into a flower, back into a thin fist

A white horse runs towards me
gradually falls into pieces while running
the deceased sits up, still a little dazed

A white horse runs towards me
I don’t know if it’s early spring or autumn
I suddenly become a group of people, blooming like flowers

A white horse runs towards me
it goes straight through me
like walking through a door that’s still shaking

English Translation by Ma Yongbo and Helen Pletts 2024

⼀匹⽩⻢向我奔来 ⻢永波
⼀匹⽩⻢向我奔来
褐⾊的树林头⼱⼀样展开
⼀匹⽩⻢向我奔来
⼤地缓慢地开始倾斜
从幽暗中倾倒出⼀条银线
⼀匹⽩⻢向我奔来
撒到泥⼟⾥的种⼦跳回到开裂的⼿掌
折断的⻆回到独⻆兽的头上
⼀匹⽩⻢向我奔来
泉⽔⾥的落叶回到树顶
苹果变回成花，变回成瘦⼩的拳头
⼀匹⽩⻢向我奔来
它在奔跑中渐落形骸
死者坐起，还有些茫然
⼀匹⽩⻢向我奔来
不知是初春，还是秋天
我突然变成了⼀群⼈，如花怒放
⼀匹⽩⻢向我奔来
它径直穿过了我
像穿过⼀扇还在震颤的⻔
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