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“Bird” by Shin Dal-Ja
For you, I was a bird. Unable to speak, only cry. A pitiful bird with no one to understand me. And each day, to make my wings ache I flew to all the places you traveled…
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“Deep in the Night” by Shin Dal-Ja
When I cry, why aren’t you there?Swallowing my tearsthis hungry night,I sought you.But you had disappearedfrom my darkened face. Loving you was notto have someone to cry together with, but…dousing the flameyour laugh calls out to my heart.The path is lit,but you are too far off. Loving you was notto have someone to cry together…
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“Cow” by Kim Ki-Taek
The cow’s large eyes look as if there’s something she longs to say,but I don’t have the ears to understand.All her words are in her eyes. Words which could tumble as tears from eyes all but filled,but there is no path out of the body.The heart tries to coax out a few, handful by handful,but…
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“Cormorant” by Ahn Do-Hyeon
The shorelines are tightly woven together, so let’s show them to mom. Let’s roast a string of sand drenched overnight.The sound of crashing waves as we lightly fry, then lay it on a tray.Let’s place it at her somber breakfast table. Let’s raise the shoreline for her.She can’t go to the house carved out of…