I met a special someone
in a gallery
in Insa dong
in 2008
It was winter
but not too cold
yet I was frozen-finished
with Korea
Disappointing relationships
Continuing “cultural abrasion”
Just an all-around exhaustion
With a sort of ubiquitous sameness
Telling me “leave”
I’d sworn off dating there
Then I met “Bright”
She was girlish
womanly
bold
attractive
youthful
mature
engaging
Wise
Child-like
Sometimes child-ish, but playfully
She was afraid
Fearsome when angry, yet beautiful too, such that I wanted to kiss her at the same time I wanted to balk at her stubbornness
Old, in her conservatism–yet security-inspiring
Immature in her wonderful naivete
Evasive
A Celebration
And a Lament
Yet I am enthralled
For the dissatisfaction around one is always
from
within one;
which one
Solve it, as I have
and see the beauty in all things
most especially
Your muse
Lest you die
in one
CA
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