List Poem

Korea

By Melissa Jacobsen

A long, narrow pathway, fill

with cars that honk and scream.

With tall buildings, people, and heat that

creates steam.  Shops that collect

Won, houses who eat rice for dinner,

people who watch K-Drama instead of

American shows like “Saints and Sinners.”

The popular male actors and singers who shape

Pop-culture for most of Asia.

(Famous actors including 이민호 and 김현중!)

An ocean that gives summer romance and a bright,

hopeful day.

The modern language that stems from ancient history

Filled with bloody battles and high kings,

Evil senators,

many things.

Black hair, white skin.

Women and Men.

Sons and Daughters.

One Nation: White, Red, Black, and Blue

One Place,

Korea.