the summers in seoul
are sticky and scorching
but the streets of itaewon
offer a solution
one you held out to me
green straw glistening
with your lip gloss
and drops of watermelon soda
but i want relief to this heat
straight from the source
from long legs and
your black miniskirt
combat heat with heat
your lips ice cold against my neck
sweat running down yours
you taste sugary sweet
in your officetel in hongdae,
do you think of my hand around your neck
as you escape the summer heat
and avoid the rain of my departure?
