Spending the Night

Spending the Night

A river brings a trout to the plate
brother alcohol and father sorghum
ask me to spend the night, the glass
has the wrinkles of a murderer

the hotel clerk stares at me
I hear his arrhythmic heart
that heart now bright now dim
lighting the registration form

on the glossy marble
the piano goes out of tune
the elevator turns a yawn into a scream
as it cuts through lamplit foam

coming out of its sleeve
the wind bares an iron fist

过夜

一条河把鳟鱼带到盘中
烧酒兄弟和高梁父亲
留我过夜，玻璃
有凶手的皱纹
　　
旅馆接待员盯着我
我听到他心脏的杂音
那心脏忽明忽暗
照亮登记表
　　
光滑的大理石上
钢琴曲走调
电梯把哈欠变成叫喊
穿过灯光的泡沫
　　
风从舒展的袖子
亮出铁事