“Gasoline” by Heo Yeong-Ja

Heo Yeong-Ja
Heo Yeong-Ja

I want to be
a woman like gasoline.
Have a light soul
to avoid feeling rainbows,
both warm and dangerous,
a combustible chest–
pure volatility, full-aged,
leaving no residue
of regret or grudges.
I want to be
a woman like gasoline.



휘발유 같은
여자이고 싶다
무게를 느끼지 않게
가벼운 영혼
뜨겁고도 위험한
가연성(可燃性)의 가슴
한 올 찌꺼기 남지 않는
순연한 휘발
정년 그런
액체 같은
여자이고 싶다.


The original poem appeared in the fall 2011 issue of Litopia.

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