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Two Poems by Eins Hwang scrap
by Eins Hwang
Translated by Soeun Seo
March 8, 2023
Author Bio 작가 소개
Eins Hwang
Hwang In-suk (born 1958) is a South Korean poet.
My Friend’s Ex-Wife
Sometimes I miss
my friend’s ex-wife
a whole lot.
Whose friend are you?!
my friend would pout.
Friend, I can see you any time at all.
Your ex-wife, though,
I rarely get to see her now
and it’s all your fault!
Her signature cutesy hehe still rings in my ears.
Her constant, wistful smile is still vivid in my eyes.
But I can’t even mention her name
or I might become an ex-friend.
My friend’s ex-wife, who my friend had loved.
She’s been the wife of another for a while now,
my friend’s ex-wife.
Life and Dog
Is that person even allowed
to have such a beautiful dog?
That person, with their rough, unfortunate face.
I doubt they can even feed themself.
Oh, what a beautiful dog.
Its coat gleams and its gaze is deep.
It must be well-bred
and well-loved.
The Quasimodo-like owner dotes on it, worships it,
and it seems to love the owner, the dog,
much too beautiful for these tenement streets.
So, what, is that person only allowed
to have dogs that aren’t beautiful?
What, they shouldn’t
have any dogs at all?
by Eins Hwang
Translated by Soeun Seo
Writer 필자 소개
Eins Hwang
Translator 번역가 소개
Soeun Seo
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