85) Kiabai*

Wolran Kim

Stacking leftovers from a clearance sale into the trunk
Depending on the seasons and the weather, changing from gloves, to fans, or belts
All the junk are my kids like shadows following me
Such as the purchase of life with no exchanges or refunds
Someone kindly printed ghost numbers for warranty
Please demand reparation in heaven for after service of this life
Please share your life that has no credibility like a wild rumor
About me, I wasn’t born as a profiteer who has a Pinocchio nose
Selling noise in the tunnel where people read “Life’s Verses”
And “The Annotated Bible” like a holy catacomb
It’s rain, but it never rains in this underground world
My magic trunk, filled with umbrellas, is never heavier than me
I’m going to sell hit products to passengers, with no disabilities
Who will come up to the rainy ground
Life is actually trained by the IMF; A mutt is even full in front of his house
I’m marching into my holy territory with fists
In the underground that is controlled by scary speeds
I should be the newest product, certified by the ghost company
And be proud of the 50% margin with the lowest unit cost, with the highest quality
A foolish and innocent accent causing sympathy
Is much better than a trickster’sfluent speech
Even though I fight the controllers, because of the CCTV’s evidence
In a 007 scene in the selling era, living like hell’s angels
I’m a chosen famous actor who begs, holding a microphone like a disability
I’m a Kiabai, who enjoys running away with deformed legs
Dreams about becoming a Nobai** under a tent in the rain
It’s raining heavily on this stage

* Kiabai: A Korean slang term for peddlers who sell items on buses or subways

**Nobai: A merchant who has his own space to sell on the street