By Jo White
The Decontruction of a Myth
The deconstruction of a myth
A thankless affair
Dependent on
엄마
Or
아빠
A childhood institution
Of presumable nonsense
Sent to recycle
Youth
Unto
Youth
Until two grey hairs succeed the one
Edible Transportation
If traffic cones
were full of kimchi
I suppose
more accidents would occur
and cabbage would slip
down greasy windshields
as commuters snacked
and plucked radish
from their antennae.
Seoul Sunbather
I shall lounge in the sun
And bathe in rays
Besieged by concrete titans
With millions of diminutive eyes
Blinking
As their lids are pulled closed
By controlling hands.
I shall turn in my chair
And listen to the footsteps
Of mechanical pets
Scampering
On the inky river below.
I shall sip cool liquid
And wipe my brow
As metallic insects
Hover
In the smoggy grey jungle
Above me.
I shall retreat
As my skin grows pink.
A Clawfooted Destruction (The crabs of Haeundae Beach)
Shallow sand became my savior
and brine my saboteur
As behemoths built their ephemeral domiciles
through tunnels I had constructed
by the stars.
Escaping by veiled
co extending
byways.
Forsaking those lost as
discarded
alveolate
tombstones.
Jo White is a wife and mother from Athens, Georgia. She has traveled to many countries in this beautiful world, including South Korea, Senegal, Switzerland, New Zealand and Bolivia. She enjoys poetry and hopes to one day create a collection to share with the world.
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