【明報專訊】Lying on the street,

I have been abandoned;

I'm not able to quit,

Where's my true heaven?

Without the lovely circles,

My life would be meaningless;

No one even treats me as an animal,

Alas the folks're all careless.

"Don't throw me into the river!"

No one's listening...

Without arms, without a ladder,

I only see myself struggling..."

"Give my circles back!"

Again then I could stand;

Oh, the rust on my body is so black,

No one will understand.

■Quiz

“ What does "I" in the poem refer to? ”

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■Glossary

abandon (v) 遺棄

ladder (n) 梯子

struggle (v) 掙扎

rust (n) 鏽

[Smarties' Power English 第229期]