So, I don't come back.

Gim Sijong

 

 

Her motherland remains divided into north and south. The poet once said that "the only place the two can live together" was to "reside in Japan." Returning to "her country" means returning to "the relationship of giving each other the back" at the moment. So, while being full of unreasonable hardships, she has decided to stay in this place she can keep the two in one range. How much space has this society prepared open space for this? From "The Song Of Clementine."

 

"April 23  2019

from “Oriori no Kotoba” by Kiyokazu Washida, The Asahi Shimbun"