58) Like a Dog* (Dog Series)
Wolran Kim
1
I don’t like the human eyes that never stop judging
Since eating the fruit of the Tree of Good and Evil
Thus, I don’t even watch my own eyes in the mirror
I like Toby’s eyes that keep asking
before eating the fruit of the Tree
Why, will I die if I eat chocolate?
Why, are you staying home all day, every day?
Why, do you seem happy today?
Why, are you crying now?
How many poems are in the Dog Series?
Blink, blink, just like a white paper
I like Toby’s eyes that ask again and again
On asad day, he lies flat on the ground right by the door
Waiting for his human mom all day
Today, I just wanna go into his little house as a dog
The horrible sound even from a distance
People bad-mouthing, in my old age
Indeed, I really wanna be a BITCH
2
If I have a lover who’s like a dog, I’ll be happy
Even if I just look at him back, he’ll be grateful lying flat
While following me like a shadow
If I have a lover who’s like a dog
He’ll run to me, cocking up his ears
By the sound of my walking on the carpet
If I have a lover who’s like a dog
In front of the bathroom, or in front of the bathtub
Waiting for me habitually lying flat
If I have a lover who’s like a dog
He’ll cry without taking a breath like dispersed families
Even from a moment of separation
If I have a lover who’s like a dog
* Like a dog: This expression is anabusive, degradingphrasein Korea