The Tea Girl from North Korea

By lupus tenebrae

 



Lips speak vintage ginseng,
and eyes cry for the affection
of annual strangers

Much different from the intangible
mandibles of dust mites,
so much happier, even,

Than ghost towns
of wooden boys and girls,
wishing to be real, upon a star.

So you imagine a blue fairy,
and give her origami
to fold her own wings
and grant their every whim.  

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Copyright 2012 lupus tenebrae
Published on Sunday, August 26, 2012.     Filed under: "Non-Fiction" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

A documentary I watched left me empathetic, they seemed like puppets, performing with a smile.
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  • lenores_death On Thursday, November 8, 2012, lenores_death (15)By person wrote:

    Such a poem is rarely found...This is strangely breathtaking, in a way where all my breath leaves in an instant, and I can't recall when. beautiful

  • eidos On Tuesday, August 28, 2012, eidos (40)By person wrote:

    I could see her. To be able to transfer words from sight so easily is a gift. Share it with us more.

  • Zhee On Monday, August 27, 2012, Zhee (529)By person wrote:

    lovely imagery.. very well done!

  • Star On Sunday, August 26, 2012, Star (879)By person wrote:

    this is beautiful, the visual was too... did i mention amazing? love it hun.. quite amazing.. (:

  • Jedi MindFuck On Sunday, August 26, 2012, Jedi MindFuck (48)By person wrote:

    Yeah man. Things are really fucked up up there. I enjoyed the word choice and imagery of this piece. 잘했다!

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