North Korean defector poetry

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Frozen borders

 

When Will That Day Come?
By Hong Soo Young

Seasons never stop and just go by
This year again, fall is upon me
How come the wall of separation
Is not crumbling down yet

With fall, the foliage comes
The foliage gone, white frost is everywhere
Seasons go by in vain
How come the frost filling my soul
Will not thaw

When will the day come, the day of the rallying cry of unification
The day that will thaw
The frost filling my soul

That day is approaching, one day at a time
The day I will meet my beloved family
Is not too far away
Will that day only
Thaw the frost filling my soul

I wish for that day to come, I wish to greet the day
That will thaw the frost filling my soul
And replace it with warmth and coziness.

Taken from NK Economy Watch

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