Sadfishing
By Tian Yu Zhi
Your recent dramatic, emotional posts
Describing vividly feelings of loneliness, unloved
But offline, in real life, you are content,
Well-adjusted to the disappointment in love. I know
You are sadfishing, seeking attention, sympathy, love
Through exaggeration, manipulation
I don’t do sadfishing, even though
Sadness sweeps over me sometimes
I worry my sadness will affect his mood
Therefore, I only give him sunny smiles,
Good news and jokes, write happy love poems
You are "miserable but not sad"；
I am sad but not showing it
Perhaps, this is our difference ——
The difference between a taker and a giver
The difference between floating clouds and blue sky
2023.1.10
【卖惨】
文/天玉之
你最近的诗帖充满戏剧性、情绪化
具体生动地描述了孤独与不被爱的感觉
但在线下，现实生活中，你很满足，
对爱的失望结局早已适应得很好。我知道
你是在卖惨，通过这种夸张、操纵控制的手段
试图寻求关注、同情、与爱怜
我不卖凄惨，尽管悲伤有时会席卷我
我担心我的悲伤会影响他的心情
于是，我只给他阳光般的笑脸，
好消息，讲笑话，写快乐的诗歌
你“凄而不悲”；我悲而不露
或许，这便是我们的不同 ——
一个索取者与一个给予者的不同
浮云与青天的不同
2023.1.10
