有云在屋顶上生花
路过一路上流浪者的诞生
我抬起头看花脱模 看雨滑翔
看窗外地上的草 如何观望
窗内的我短暂的一生
窗外起雾 是黎明逐渐苏醒凋落的花苞
我知道它们是易碎的
像极人的心
雾分明在黑暗中
窥视我偷窥别人的情节
然后无故失踪
窗内的我是窗外的物体
大树每日牵动我的视线
也坚持落叶 彷佛谁看谁先着地
便能卸下眼角过剩的余光
你的一生足够承载死亡的分量了吗
我们一生的目的分配给了许多词语
来完成一个句子，你会坚持哪一句
我会说 你有冇好好地食饭
从今日活到明天的样子
是我无法抵挡在人间的票根
是你看不见的，如震动你眼眶的声音是沉默的
如头一次说爱
意义 最后道别
罅隙
《罅隙》是歐筱佩的首部诗集，收录于近三年来的创作。顾名思义的裂缝（罅隙），等于人在日常里穿梭的每一道痕，皆是活过的迹象。作者觉得日复一日，疑似相似，剩下的余数却在递减；从一个地方到另一个地方，都是对倒的方向，没有完整亦没有永恒的附属，所以才有了诗集里的「入场」与「离场」。他认为曾经与当下的记忆都会瓦解，而未来的都不过是一座「未过之桥」，写下的每一字都是生与死的隐喻。
Cracks
Cracks is Aw Seow Pooi's first poetry collection, which features her creations from the past three years. As the name suggests, Cracks equates to the cracks and traces interspersed along a person's daily journey. The poet believes that the memory of the past and present will collapse, and that the future is just an uncrossed bridge. Every word written is thus a metaphor of life and death.
作品节选 | Excerpt:《窗外的雾是窗内一生逐渐消失的物体》
新文潮出版社 /TrendLit Publishing, 2022
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
歐筱佩
歐筱佩生长于马来西亚霹雳州怡保，目前蜗居狮城。她曾获香港青年文学奖、新加坡金笔奖、马来西亚嘉应散文佳作等等。作品偶尔发表于新马中港台报章或刊物。最美的记忆，是在某个晨雾中抚摸过马来貘的屁屁。
Aw Seow Pooi
Aw Seow Pooi was born in Ipoh, Malaysia, and is currently working in Singapore. She has received several literature awards including the Hong Kong Youth Literary Awards and Singapore Golden Point Award. Her works have been published in newspapers and magazines from Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The most beautiful memory of hers was when she was stroking a Malayan tapir in the mist of dawn in the morning.
歐筱佩写作心得 | Short Notes with Aw Seow Pooi
在写作方面，“心眼”对于您意味着什么？
What does "Mata Hati | 心眼 | Eye of the Heart | மனக்கண் வழியே" mean to you in writing?
对于我来说，心眼是多了一双我看不见的眼睛。
For me, the eye of the heart means having an extra pair of eyes that I cannot see. I don't even know if our eyes have ever met. The eye of the heart feels somewhat distant. What I prefer is a heart that has ears.
请分享您的写作习惯：手写还是打字？是否有好几份草稿、长时间的停顿或短暂的灵感泉涌?
What does your writing process look like? Do you type or write? Are there multiple drafts, long pauses, or sudden bursts of activity?
我的写作过程很平常，用手写也打字，甚至可以录音句子。
My writing process is quite ordinary. I use both handwriting and typing, and I can even record sentences. I don't create drafts; I write whenever I feel like it, as long as I can write. If I can't write, then I let it go. I don't dwell on the spark of inspiration, and I haven't yet experienced a burst of creative activity.
请形容一下您的写作空间。
What does your working space look like?
都无所谓，只要我一个人安静，一个人说话就好。
It doesn't really matter, as long as I'm alone in a quiet place where I can talk to myself.
请以不超过30个字向读者们推荐您的入围作品。
Make an elevator pitch for your shortlisted work in 30 words or less.
《罅隙》以诗印记生命与生活，裂出的痕是经历的每一刻，
Cracks imprints life and living through poetry, with each crack representing every moment experienced, regardless of depth.
请分享在创作入围作品当儿的一个关键时刻。
Could you share a pivotal moment as you were writing this work?
其实并无特别的关键时刻，只是当完成最后“离场”
There wasn't any particular pivotal moment, but when I finished the last poem, 'Exit,' I felt a sense of peace.
回顾入围作品的写作过程，您会给当时的自己一个什么建议？
If you could give one advice to yourself when you were writing this book, what would it be?
我给自己写这本书的一条建议是：不要回头也不要重复自己。
One piece of advice I gave myself when writing this book is to Try Not To Look Back and Never Repeat Myself.
