Chapter 16 Selected Poems of Ai Qing-Fish Fossils
How lively the action is,
so much energy,
jumping in the waves,
float in the sea;
Unfortunately, a volcanic eruption occurred,
It could be an earthquake,
you lost your freedom,
buried in dust;
How many billion years have passed,
geological survey team
Found you in the rock formations,
Still lifelike.
but you are silent,
Not even a sigh,
Scales and fins are complete,
but cannot move;
you are absolutely still,
Unresponsive to the outside world,
Can't see sky and water,
The sound of the waves cannot be heard.
Gazing at a fossil,
Fools also learn a lesson:
left the movement,
There is no life.
To live is to struggle,
advance in the struggle,
When death does not come,
Unleash your energy.