Naebu Ringway
by Wongoon Cha
At the river-side, under the Naebu Ringway #1
inspiration congregates for me around the river,
under the Ringway, where fish thrive in melange.
happy-eyed bikers, mouths masked, like bandits of old
red neon crucifixes hover, loitering
ubiquitous, like CCTV signs
the initialism is CCTV, a hieroglyph
(the image of the initialism carries more weight)
crosses and cameras ever vigilant
courteously gleaning info for future use
At the river-side, under the Naebu Ringway #2
a fish swims upstream and finds shallow water, shoals
flaps and twists to surmount the shallow incline, body entering poisonous air, risking all
it gives up, turns around
At the river-side, under the Naebu Ringway #3
ajooma sings at water-level with a boombox
her friend arrives, knew to find her at the river-side
