mass is in no way
proportional to volume.
that girl . . .
a tiny little violet
that girl . . .
fluttering like a flower petal
pulled me with a mass greater than that of the earth.
for a moment, I
like Newton’s apple
fell recklessly toward her
and landed with a thud
thud, thud, I went
my heart
kept swinging like a dizzy pendulum
between heaven and earth
this was my first love
* This poem is translated from the original Korean poem by Inyook Kim (김인육) featured on the TV Drama 도깨비 “Dokkaebi” (English title: Guardian: The Lonely and Great God).
365 Terrible Poems 