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Shin Dal-Ja (신달자)

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Tuesday, January 27th, 2015

 by Jibril · Published Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 · Last modified Monday, July 11th, 2016

“Bird” by Shin Dal-Ja

For you, I was a bird. Unable to speak, only cry. A pitiful bird with no one to understand. And each day, to make my wings ache I flew to all the places you traveled....

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