Runtian Wu

Here I stand guard,From sunset to dawn.The night is always filled with elusive songs,Lingering on the edges of the grass. As the songs fade away at the borders,This continent slips away from the light.Everything becomes transparent,Here I exist in void. 29 August 2023, on a grass block at Rockefeller University 我在此镇守从日落到天明夜里总有迷离的歌在草地的边框上徘徊 在边框上走远了歌声这片大陆脱离了光一切变得透明我在此虚无 2023年8月19日于纽约洛克菲勒大学草地方块上

New York is the city that belongs to you.No one will ask where you are from, or where you are going.People from all over the world share one identity here,They are called New Yorkers. We have different ambitions:in science, in business, in politics, or in arts.But one ambition unites us –We are all coming for our…

The first scene I step into each day,Is of ancient wood, books, and portraits.There’s no need to question, this is not a place for fervent souls,Silence is the language here.In the song of silence, I intoxicated myself,Falling deeply into my thoughts.I thus immersed myself in the twilight,and slept in harmony with immortal wisdom. 16 July…

I move parallel through the city.Day after day,There is no end in sight,Just like a mathematical model. 6 July 2023 in New York 在城市里平行移动日复一日，没有终点如同一个数学模型 2023年7月6日于纽约

Why has the term not ended?I am withered, stiff, living like a slave.I can be drowned by floods and scorched by flames,Yet none of these can relieveThe numbness I feel right now. 18 June 2023 in London 为什么学期还没有结束我枯槁僵硬，奴隶一般过活被洪水淹没，被烈焰烧灼，也不能解除我此时此刻的麻木 2023年6月18日于伦敦

To the people of the world:Why so greedyfor passion and revelries that flicker and fade? It is better to harvest the essence of nature,And dwell on a distant, serene island. Transform the fantasies in the heartinto the form of a flower.Leave behind all desires and distractions,And take the shape of a tree. 11 June 2023…

In the remaining semester,Everyday is steeped in unchanged sorrow.The brilliant sunshine only makes me long for the lengthy night.My weary, despondent spirit prays over and again:Please, let the holidays come soon! 4 June 2023 in London 剩余的学期，每日都是不变的悲惋惆怅，灿烂的阳光只让我怀念起黑夜的漫长。无力忧郁的心灵，一遍又一遍祈求：快点放假吧！ 2023年6月4日于伦敦

Only through loss do we learn to cherish,Only through humility do we learn to let go. The beauty of life lies in living,In being grateful for everything we experience.All hopes and expectations,Are not as sweet as each breath we take. Live freely,Turn each day into a beautiful painting.Do not hesitate, do not be melancholic,Remember,Every morning…

The vacation only bring more trivia.Days fly like arrows, yet each passes as if a year,Dusk descends, yet sorrow surrounds. When can I return to those days,With moonlight, fresh air,And the morning belonging to one alone? During the holiday, what’s lost isn’t lamented,What’s gained isn’t cherished—It’s merely an ordeal in time! Oh, how I long…

I wish I could stay here forever,Rooting myself in your soil.Every time I’m about to leave,I feel a turmoil that’s hard to settle,Always fearing that once I look back,Everything will have become a whisper of the past.So in many mornings and evenings,I come to quietly explore, to answer my doubts. Yet every time, in my…

You devour my unpleasant past –Unspoken sorrows, unsaid words.All cast into deep folders to be brutally forgotten. Then, suddenly, the screen went black. Within this black screen,Inly my trembling figure and fading face remain.Such unrest and greed, my longing for you is both terrifying and fleeting. 1 March 2023 in London 你吞噬着我的过去——不曾表达的哀伤，不敢说的话都被丢进深层的文件夹狠狠地遗忘 突然黑屏 黑屏里只有我战栗的身影和流失的面庞如此的不安与贪婪，我对你的欲求是如此的恐怖与短暂！ 2023年3月1日于伦敦

Oh night, how shall I praise you?Is it for your depth and infinity?Or for your vastness, your ubiquity?You instil awe in me—In the universe, only you can existBoth here before me, and in the mysterious there, billions of light-years away.You fill me with wonder—What life, what matter, arrives on the other end of a dream?But…