Ode

I wanted to stay forever in / that rocking place.



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Image shows a flock of several greyish black birds flying away towards the upper left corner. Many of them have their wings spread wide. The background is a solid greyish white sky.

So, After A While,

which made the poem / feel pretty far away, / though it was standing / in the middle of everything,


Image shows a close up of long, bristled, and tall purple-pink flowers clustered together, with bright sunlight illuminating them. The background is blurred but emerald green grass and coniferous trees can be seen. In the rop right corner, the bright blue sky is visible.

Drama

This could be my play where I am watering my sibling’s tomato plants in the morning and the play is / me thinking about you watching me water the tomato plants, which you aren’t doing.


Image shows an overhead view of a wooden table covered with bowls of traditional Korean foods. The bowls are white and small and contain different types of kimchi and prepared vegetables. A black stone bowl sits in the foreground filled with vegetables and an egg yolk. A metal spoon and metal chopsticks are arranged neatly next to it on top of a napkin. A chair can be seen pulled up to the table in front of the bowl. Another plate with sauced cuts of meat can be seen off to the side, along with a matching pair of utensils. The image is brightly lit and colorful.

Reunion (Excerpts)

I have never done this before, / picked out a hanbok slash been her daughter.


A black and white photo of a person running where the water meets the shore

race: all things impure/ all things impaired

I’ve shriveled/ into puddle/ pounded/
my bones/ into biomes I don’t belong/
jettisoned the spirit-spin/ at the junction/
of the salacious/ and self-adulation/