ChiCheng Hsu

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The Hair Washing Event Hsu ChiCheng

I told my friend just for a joke as I noticed his hair going white;
“Wash your hair with less diligence,
Then all of it will appear black.
So what if you appear lazy and dirty?
You will appear younger.
All of your hair will look black.”

He took a look at my hair and remarked:
“I’m afraid that the water of time
Are bleaching your hair too.
Have you not noticed?”

This caused me much surprise.
I decided not to wash my hair from then on.
May it get dirty because of my laziness.

World of Poets 2014/5/7

中文原詩如后:

     洗髮的問題    許其正

那天，我看過一個朋友的頭髮後，幽了他一默：

「你的頭髮才洗白了一點點。

顯然你是太懶太髒了。

為什麼不加勤洗，

給放得那麼黑麻麻的？」

沒想到他聽了這話，竟然失神地看著我的頭髮：

「時間的水正泡著漂白粉漂染你的頭髮；

難道你不知道嗎？」

我猛然一驚——

終於決定不再洗髮了。

髒就任它髒吧！