Woogee Bae is currently a master’s candidate in the University at Buffalo’s Innovative Writing program. Aside from writing poetry, she enjoys black coffee and other people’s dogs.
1 poem by Woogee Bae
YOU DO NOT COMMUNICATE
You do not communicate
“The weather is nice today”
this is the correct way this is how this is the truth this is because
mother covers her mouth to hide her teeth and her tongue
(twist) lodge in the back of her throat
blood and all.
not knowing/ more. You are
Will you please stand up
place your hand over heart affectionately
unlike the time ?
You do not have
Before it is taken
Yet you have what you’ve had
In this way
mother’s hands are tied.
You say
You do not communicate
Your hear mother’s mouth