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Chinese Poet｜E-Bai

《人性与灵魂》

中国诗人｜易白

我问人性：人为何老在折腾？

人性分开了我所见的人格说：

钱，让人又爱又恨，又生又死

权，让人又尊又卑，又忙又累

名，让人又红又黑，又争又悔

利，让人又得又失，又夺又弃

我问灵魂：人为何那么矛盾？

灵魂撕开了我所见的好坏说：

色，让人又疯又痴，又贪又惧

情，让人又迷又憎，又恋又恨

爱，让人又喜又悲，又合又分

家，让人又笑又泣，又聚又离

• 作者简介：

  易白，本名王增弘，退役军人，文化学者，现居深圳。文艺创作三十余载，诗、文、歌、画、影、音等作品，累计在各级各类比赛获奖百余次，曾因文艺创作成果突出荣立二等功。

Human Nature and Soul
Chinese Poet｜E-Bai

I asked Human Nature: why strive with such unrest?
It parted the selves I knew, and thus expressed:
Wealth — loved and hated, birthing life and death in turn;
Power — lifts and lowers, wearies as we yearn;
Fame — bright then dark, fought for, then mourned in burn;
Gain — held and lost, taken then spurned.

I asked the Soul: why torn by contradiction’s art?
It tore the good and bad apart, and spoke its part:
Desire — mad and clinging, greedy yet afraid;
Passion — charms then chills, in love and hatred laid;
Love — brings joy and grief, unites and breaks the braid;
Home — holds laughter, tears, gathers and will fade.

About the Author:
E-Bai, born Wang Zenghong, is a retired military officer, cultural scholar, and writer currently residing in Shenzhen. With over three decades of artistic practice spanning poetry, prose, music, painting, photography, and sound art, his works have garnered over a hundred awards in various competitions. He was awarded a Second-Class Merit for outstanding achievements in literary and artistic creation.