In the membrane white-as-jade,
Hides the deep secrets of life.
Thousands of footprints left by the march of proteins,
Leaving for you to unearth or forget.

You carry your steadfast goal,
With antibodies as your compass,
Probing among the countless footprints,
To find the only one that matches your thought.

You do cycles of incubation and cycles of washes,
Yet truth is like a meteor, barely comes to view.
As you endeavour to capture it,
It hides in a blink of an eye.

But you know there will come a moment,
When the footprints you seek
Is right there under the light.
Revealed among the clustered bands.

At that moment, you’ll witness
the memory of a short yet brilliant life.
You’ll marvel at its beauty and ponder
the ancient story it quietly whispers.

5 September 2023 in New York

洁白如玉的印迹膜里
藏匿着无数生命的秘密
蛋白质行军时留下的脚印
将会被你遗忘还是发掘？

你怀揣那个执着的目标，
以抗体为指南针，
在万千的脚印里
寻找你心中的真一

循环的培养，
冲洗的更迭
可真理犹如闪烁的流星
在你眨眼间躲藏又穿行

也许有那么一刻间
你期待的脚印
会在密密麻麻的图谱里
显露无疑

那一刻你会看到
那是一个短暂而绚烂的生命留下的记忆
你会惊叹于它的美丽
和背后那段古老故事的神秘

2023年9月3日于纽约