Poem: Paper

My mom once said that I was like paperI went where I pleased and couldn’t be held down I was … More

Protected: Why did Joan Baez write a SRA song “if it doesn’t exist”?

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Normalizing Pedophilia: part 4: Lyrics Reflect Culture

What makes certain adults (both men and women do this), refer to women as Babe, Baby, Girl? Do they subconsciously … More

Protected: Memoir Prose Poem: Memories of Ahboji (Father) (and my childhood of joyful sorrow)

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Protected: Memoir Poem: Survivor’s Guilt by Association

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WH Summit on Human Trafficking

Statistics: in 2018 there were 25 Million victims worldwide, 23,000 in North America, 65% are female and more than 1 … More

Protected: Were you raised by a Narcissist? I was : Part One

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Poem: my message

My message is about unity the strength to overcome hatred. Survive and not become hatred. Forgiving as much as you … More

Protected: Poem: hope’s in hiding, like sheltering in place

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Poem: denial With your own eyes

Imagined Conversation: M:“You saw it with your own eyes” B:“You imagined what it meant” M:“I was a child who didn’t … More

Protected: Poem: Anarchy is a wasted revolution

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Suicided

I think I write about and revisit this tragic story because it has a haunting energy, like an avenging ghost. … More

Memoir: Attachment Theory explains my role in my family and a haiku for my Halmoni

My life has been on pause since I returned home from my mother’s funeral. I’m depressed about her death and … More

Protected: Poem: losing my hero

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Protected: Memoir: my true love Spencer Stories: #2 Bipolar Artist

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Work Stories: Goodbyes: Part Four (final part)

On the day we argued she must have been in great physical pain because she yelled at me for unknown … More

Poem: Where I can’t follow (haiku in 6 variations)

1) Here I am again Writing about my mother She’s my obsession. 2) Because I love her Because I can’t … More

North Korean Prisoners and Defectors

I was so fortunate to have been born in South Korea. I feel so badly for the North Korean people … More

Poem: Survivor’s Guilt (haiku in 8 variations)

1) with Survivor’s guilt you live your lifetime thinking what could I have done? 2) It doesn’t matter that it’s … More

Poem: Free the Children (haiku in 11 variations)

1) These faces above want to torture maim and kill innocent children. 2) They seem so normal uncles, fathers, doctors, … More

Protected: Memoir Poem: abuse cycle rinse don’t repeat

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Memoir: The Mystery of Language

In Korea I would blend in physically until I’d have to speak, my accent instantly exposes me as a foreigner. … More

Memoir Poem: The Invasion

The invasion that took over my father was not him, It was another Monster hiding In his stolen body shell … More

Protected: Memoir Poem: Forgiveness Comes in Waves (haiku in 8 variations)

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Memoir : Nemesis Friend

We treated her like a servant because she was the eldest born female child, in traditional Korean households it meant … More