黑子，原籍福州，现定居美国，兴趣诗歌和诗歌翻译。作品散见于《诗刊》，《北京诗刊》，《中外诗人》，等刊物。

Born in Fuzhou and living in the U.S., Hei Zi's interest lies in poetry and poetry translation. His works have been see in publications such as Shikan, Beijing Shikan, Domestic and Foreign Poets, etc.

介于两者之间

In Between

正如生活教会我们的那样，
我们总是介于两者之间。
我们从未真正有过行程的开始，
也永远没有到达可言。
无论在深夜，或是太阳升起前的
清晨。
生活总有办法让我们在空中
摇摆不定，一个小疏忽
便将导致致命的摔跌,
那种粉碎骨头的无法修复。
然而，我们试图想象
平稳的降落，在山叠之巅,
或在海边，一帆风顺地让我们抵达
宁静的小岛，伴随风的声音
平静心房。
但我们仍然介于两者之间
即使暂停城堡的顶端。
我们一生不带目的地旅行着。
只能希望在飞行的路途上，
偶遇美妙的景色，
并哪怕有一次
直视我们的温柔的笑容。
			

As how life teaches us,
We are always in between.
We have never actually started our journey,
Nor will we ever arrive.
No matter it's in the deepest night, or the morning
Before the sun rises.
Life has a way to dangle us
In the mid air, and we know
One small negligence will result
In a fatal drop, the kind that will shatter our bones
To a thousand unrepairable pieces.
And yet, we try to imagine a soft landing
Somewhere, in the mountain or
By the sea, smooth sailing that gets us to 
A peaceful island, sounds of the wind
Calms us.
But we are in between
Even when we temporarily arrive
To the top of a castle.
We travel, willout a destiny.
All we can hope for is in between the flight,
There is a better view to accompany us,
And a gentle smile near our eyes.