BY THE SEA ✓

XXXVII

여름
aestas
summer

being by the sea
was divergent in summer.
it wasn't just the
change in waves-
the stillness,
the turquoise and
the searing sunshine.
it was the people too,
there was more.

and Seol thought
about how people came to
the beach, the sea,
on days that please them.
on the days
where the sun feels good
on their arms,
burns their skin
and makes them look appealing
in photographs.

but what about
being by the sea,
when you don't look good,
when the waves crash
and the coldness
makes you feel alive.

the people
by the summer sea,
were couples
in love-
enjoying their free time,
holding hands
with smiles.

and it shocked
Seol and Taehyung
to see that
among the couples,
was Yoongi and Jimin-
two people who liked
individuals who were taken
and found a home to love
in each other.