Thursday, April 17, 2008

secret singing




At Night I Hear My Neighbor Singing
by Mei Yaochen

I cannot fall asleep at midnight,
overhearing my neighbor singing.
I imagine her red lips moving
till dust falls from the beams.
I don't laugh when she misses a beat,
just pull my clothes on to steal her song,
but when I put on clothes, the song ends.
Only the moon in the window still shines.

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