{"id":17481,"date":"2008-02-17T18:37:04","date_gmt":"2008-02-18T01:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/02\/poem-like-a-factory-worker\/"},"modified":"2009-01-30T12:02:08","modified_gmt":"2009-01-30T19:02:08","slug":"poem-like-a-factory-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/02\/poem-like-a-factory-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"Poem: Like A Factory Worker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poesy.cn\/read.php?263\">two poems<\/a> written by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tianjin\">Tianjin<\/a> based poet <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/tag\/Li-Wei\">Li Wei<\/a> (translated by M.J.):<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like a factory worker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I cut off my long hair<br \/>\nShort to the roots<br \/>\nMali Zhe saw it<br \/>\nPatted me and said<br \/>\nOh my, your head is truly ugly<br \/>\nLike that of a factory worker<br \/>\nI became quite sad<br \/>\nNot for my head<br \/>\nBut for the factory workers<br \/>\nFor the workers who were leaders in all<br \/>\nI was like a real worker<br \/>\nGlanced in the mirror<br \/>\nThe reflection of myself in a <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/tag\/laid-off-workers\">desperate state<\/a><br \/>\nMy hair short and messy<br \/>\nMy forehead and face adopted a few new lines<br \/>\nThe autumn wind encircles me again<br \/>\nExposes my ever so trend-setting scalp<br \/>\nAs it shivers in currents of cold.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Summer night in Tianjin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am in the room<br \/>\nThe room as hot as yesterday<br \/>\nI open the doors and windows<br \/>\nStill I see no wind<br \/>\nBut I can see the stars<br \/>\nBluish hues flickering<br \/>\nIlluminating abandoned streets<br \/>\nFollowing the streets\u2019 bend<br \/>\nThrough the night\u2019s Sea River<br \/>\nIn the river there rest silenced iron boats<br \/>\nLights from far away<br \/>\nSkip across the water\u2019s dark surface<br \/>\nOn the Bright Bridge across the river<br \/>\nSurely stand many people<br \/>\nThey lean on the rails catching a breeze<br \/>\nFrom the wind blowing from across the sea<br \/>\nAs it skims over the river\u2019s surface<br \/>\nCaresses their half lit, half dimmed faces<br \/>\nLifting their long or short locks of hair. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/chinaworkers_small.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[pics17481]\" title=\"workers\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/chinaworkers_small.thumbnail.jpg\" width=\"130\" height=\"200\" alt=\"workers\" class=\"imageframe imgalignleft\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are two poems written by Tianjin based poet Li Wei (translated by M.J.): Like a factory worker I cut off my long hair Short to the roots Mali Zhe saw it Patted me and said Oh my, your head is truly ugly Like that 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