诗歌不是用来歌颂美的，而是如下：

By Ouyang Yu
《记事》

DB时，看到用来写诗的一堆废纸上
有一个信封
它的反面有日期
是“93.3.25”

它的正面印着
收信人
的姓名
和地址：

Ou Yang Yu
English Department
La Trobe University
Bundoora VIC 3083

它的邮戳是：
1993
MAR
24
12 NOON

它还有一张
红石头的邮票
上面写着：
Australia         Uluru               45c

啊，那时，1993
啊，这时，2020
那时邮票多么便宜
这时邮票，已经$1

早上看到它时
正看手机一条消息
说疫情爆发之初
有人组织团队囤货

买了万元价值的手纸
和洗手液
想高价卖出
但因警方关闭其网上账户而无果无效

想到超市退钱而遭拒
唉，诗歌除了记事
还能干什么呢？
今天是2020年4月16日
我就不用诗去破坏那张信封纸了

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