Mirinae: Korean Poetry

What a Fool You Are

What A Fool You Are
By: Shin Hyung Geom

You can't spit out your gum wherever you please,
So you run over to a garbage dumpster
After wrapping it in tissue.
What a fool you are.

It'd be so much quicker if you sneak out
Of the doggy door
But you take the long route to
Use the main door.
What a fool you are.

When you see a man whose face
Is covered in coal
You needlessly bow to greet him.
What a fool you are.

You cry all by yourself because
A strict teacher is transferring
When no one else is crying.
What a fool you are.

What's the big deal about it anyway
That you squat in front of a dandelion
And stare at it for quite a while?
What a fool you are.

No matter how much I boast with
A bunch of lies
You nod along with me with
Your eyes opened wide.
What a fool you are.

When I call you a fool, you
Just smile back.
What a huge fool you are.

Then,
What am I?
I like you so much that I follow
You around as if I'm your shadow.
So what does that make me?