The Letters

It was noted as original in a contest that it was in, but i didn't place.

My first letter

Being from a scholar family

And being a girl

Is not that fun

 

Soo-ji was the name

I was given

I started studying

At the age of five

 

I have only one friend, you, Min-hwan,

But now you are my bodyguard

We stand at opposite sides of the river

I am a scholar,

You are a 4^th degree black belt,

Now bodyguard

 

I am 16, living in the 21^st century

Raised on a very old tradition

 

 

           Soo-ji

                1/1/2010

 

My best friend, Soo-ji

We are so close

We understand each other

Like no one else does

 

But now that we are older,

We can’t speak to each other

Like we used to

You are now a scholar,

I, Min-hwan, am now your protector

 

Once in a while,

We exchange smiles

We talk to each other a bit

Across the river.

 

I wish we can go back to the way we were

When we were small

Before you became a scholar

 

 

           Min-hwan

                   1/3/10

I like

I like you, Min-hwan

I know that we can’t like each other,

But since you are my only friend,

I want to tell you how I feel about you

 

My scholar life is so confining,

I cannot go out into the world

Like my brothers can.

However, I loved it

Whenever you are by my doors

And you teach me Taekwondo

 

I wish I can be a normal high school girl

So that I can learn about people

And I can experience love

You are my sanity, Min-hwan,

In my scholarly life

 

Soo-ji

                 1/8/10

It cannot be

I am sorry Soo-ji

Our status is too different

For us to love each other

Your parents won’t approve of me

 

Soo-ji, I do feel the same about you

And I thank you for the way

You feel about me.

 

But have you realized who we are?

It is not right for a bodyguard

To love a scholar

 

But, I love you, Soo-ji

 

Min-hwan

                   1/12/10

 

Confession

I told Father

About the way I love you

He was upset with me

And he beat me.

 

My father doesn’t know

About my heart

And what it wants at this age

I am a girl-

Am I not to think of love?

 

My mother stared at me,

As if I had gone crazy,

But she was never a scholar

I’m the first girl in the history of my family

To be a scholar

 

My heart longs for you.

My heart is not a scholar only.

My heart is just a young girl wishing for what other girls wish

Love.

 

 

           Soo-ji

                 1/19/10

 

Pain

I am sorry Soo-ji about the pain

Your parents inflicted on you

You are right,

They don’t know,

They are not you.

 

It hurts for me to see that the one I love

Cannot be free.

A beautiful songbird

In a cage you are

 

We understood each other,

Our bond, as if destiny,

Is indescribable.

 

Maybe now

I should call you songbird.

 

Min-hwan

                   1/26/10

 

Can It Be Helped?

My studies get more confusing,

You are still in my thoughts

I can’t help but loving you

 

Min-hwan, when will I truly be free?

Your songbird is caged

I am the first scholar in my family

I must not let my emotions

Get the best of me

 

Love hurts

I wish I can hide away

So that I did not have to go

Under this prestigious life

Into this prestigious cage

 

Soo-ji

               2/5/10

 

The Questioning

Your parents asked

About my feelings for you, Soo-ji

I told them I love you

 

Your mother slapped me hard

Across the face

Saying that I should be ashamed

 

Your father yelled at me

Grabbing my collar.

Looking at me with anger

Wondering why we love each other

 

All I could tell them was sorry.

 

Min-hwan

                   2/15/10

 

 

Outside?

What is it like out there?

All I know are the halls of this temple

I cannot see past the walls-

No, never.

 

What is out there?

All I have seen are books and calligraphy pens

My brothers talk about video games

And my brothers beg my parents

To buy them

But they said no.

 

Can you bring me something from outside?

I know I can hide it from my parents.

They don’t check my room

Or the halls that enclosed around me

 

Soo-ji

                  2/28/10

 

Your smile

I loved you smile at the cell phone

You can send me texts whenever you want to

I will be your guardian angel

 

Your smile is so beautiful

I love to have you in my arms

I wish that I can love you

You are my songbird always

 

But there is a river between us

We are not the same

I would swim to your side

For you to be my girl.

 

Min-hwan

                   3/7/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confinement

They have confined me for a while

And you couldn’t protect me,

My parents found this book and the cell phone

They beat me very badly

 

On the fourth night of my confinement

My mother came into my room

Now, she maybe looked hard at me.

She told me that she was sorry

She did not realize what was happening to me

 

On the fifth day of my confinement,

My father came into my room

He said he was sorry

He did not realize that I was a girl

And that I started having love thoughts

Going through my head

At this time

He told me when I finish my confinement

I may see you

 

I’m so happy

 

Soo-ji

                  3/22/10

 

White Day

Will you be my girl?

May I give you a late White Day present?

 

I’m so happy that we can be together

It is like the folktale

Of the maiden and the farmer

Who can meet only once a year

 

 I can show you my passion, Taekwondo

Maybe we will walk out of the temple

 

Soo-ji, your hair smells so sweet

Like ripe purple plums

I wish to hold you close to my heart

And smell it all day long

 

Min-hwan

                 3/25/10

 

Yes!

Yes, yes you can

I don’t care if it is late.

I’m so happy

 

Min-hwan, can you take me outside?

I want you be the first

To take me outside the walls

 

Soo-ji

              3/26/10

 

 

 

 

Your present is waiting for you

 

Min-hwan

                  3/27/10

 

Author's Note

each poems are on different pages

Reviews

[Owlgirl]

Amazing poems! You may want to consider posting them sepratley with a little tag saying they are part of the same group, for reviewers sevral smaller poems is sometimes a bit easier than a long list of poems. Though, I do like the uniqueness of your posting style. I love the little plots in them and story told throughout. I love these!

[Ufi Auttorri ~ Amy C. T..]

This is so very, very different and wonderful. The format is exquisite and I don't mind at all that they are not on separate pages. The story is timeless and there is just enough hint of the characters and the world they live in to bring them to life in the mind's eye. All in all, it is one of the more pleasurable readings I have experienced here in a long time.

[RachelReaper]

I love the way you set this up, it was unique to read, and it had so much depth to it and the message you were conveying, I loved your characters and how well you could get them to express themselves.

[Coyote Poetry]

A beautiful story you shared. I like the use of letters. Letters make stories more strong and seem more real. Each letter added to the desire and i like the positive ending. Love is hard to stop. Thank you for sharing the outstanding story.
Coyote

[quinfinn]

i don't know where you got the idea for this but it was very effective and quite brilliant. well done!

[Junger]

very unique, with many teachings but i loved each one of them and this i think you have done a poem that has many parts, that express many unique parts.

[deepblue04]

sorry about the dates, they should be underneath the names