The journey to work is hectic, and the way home is long
Cooking, dish-washing, laundry, cleaning
The treadmill of housework keeps running
Exhaustion means something is absent from the body
It means having to take a step back in order to continue
I need time
Time for myself, time to spend together
I need none other than a new time
When I’m alone, when I’m with others
I need time to be colored with different lights
Days that pass without the daily commute
A place where living precedes housekeeping
What I do towards, not for something
How I slant to myself, to us
In desperate need of all that
I’ve arrived here today
Although life still takes getting used to
And well-living seems as distant as constellations
At certain times
Faint memories start moving
Missing puzzle pieces fill up the space
The moment I tasted sweetness for the first time in my life
The day I felt dizzy and found myself in love
The year I created a waterway with people in the same boat
The period when I immersed myself in one thing
I, too, went through those times
A familiar time unfolding in an unfamiliar space
An unfamiliar space adorned with a familiar time
Boats leave no marks on the Hangang River
But I hang like fruit on a stream of water outside the window
When I’m here
I stretch my entire body
My mind becomes as malleable as dough
When I’m here
All blockages get cleared
All my frustration is relieved
Walls are not there to hinder but to support
Postures start from the floor
Facial expressions finally sprout from within
I stretch my body towards tomorrow
