Poetry Page #2

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is hand-sharpening it

I used to be good at

sharpening pencils

Pardon?

I was told to be a

good pencil-sharpener

I sharpened all my brothers'

and sisters' pencils

Is that so? Then, ma'am

Why don't you sharpen

my pencil some day

By the time this 1 month

class ends,

I want you all to have written

a poem, okay?

Everyone has to write one poem

You need to write

to really know

You'll never know if

you don't write

So you have to write yourself

Who has written a poem

at least once before?

And who hasn't?

Okay

Now you will be writing

your own poem...

for the first time in your life

-Okay?

-Okay

Who is it?

My friends

Why are your friends

here? It's late

We need to talk

About what? Haven't you seen

enough of each other?

Hello, ma'am

Good evening

Why's the door locked?

What?

Why did you lock the door?

Aren't you boys hungry?

Want some apples?

No, stop bothering us

It's annoying

Apples are better for eating

than looking at

What are you looking at?

The tree

Why are you looking up the tree?

To see it well

To feel it,

to understand its thoughts and...

listen to what it says to me

Hello?

Who?

Kibum's dad?

Yes, of course I know Kibum...

who always hangs out

with Wook

Of course

He was at our place last night

What's the matter?

Is something wrong?

Not now.

I... have to go to my poetry class

Poetry!

Poetry!

I'll be done by

The Cultural Center

Yes

Okay, I'll see you then

Writing poetry is...

all about finding beauty

Understand?

It is about discovering

true beauty...

in everything we see

in front of us...

in our everyday life

True beauty...

Not things just

looking beautiful

Every single one of you...

carries poetry in your heart

But you've imprisoned them

It's time to free your poetry

Your poetry trapped inside

should get their wings...

and fly away

Sir

When does a 'poetic

Inspiration' come?

When does a 'poetic inspiration'

come?

Yes, as much as I try,

it won't come

I'd like to know,

when does it come?

It doesn't. You must go

and beg for it

You must pray but even

this guarantees nothing

It's too precious

to give itself out

That's why you must

go and beg for it

Where must I go?

It's not in some special place,

but somewhere you must

wander around for

It isn't waiting for you

with a name plate...

saying, 'poetic inspiration'

The clear thing is,

it is somewhere nearby,

not far away

It's there, right where

you stand

I told you poetry can be found

even in the dishwashing basin

Where are you?

The car with blinking lights?

-Hello

-Hello

You're Wook's grandma,

aren't you?

-Are you Kibum's dad?

-Yes

Let's get in the car

Where are we going?

You know our boys' group of six?

The boys' parents are getting

together for lunch

You can come with me

I'll take you there

What kind of class

are you taking?

I'm learning poetry

Twice a week

Poetry?

You mean singing

traditional poetry?

No, actually writing poetry

Why are you learning poetry?

I wonder myself

Why am I learning poetry?

Long ago, I must've been

in the third grade...

when we used to have

poetry contests in the fall

After one contest, my teacher

told me,

''Mija, you'll become

a poet one day''

Then, recently I saw the

literary class poster

And it reminded me of

the comment...

my teacher made 50 years ago

So you want to be a poet?

For now, my goal is

to write one poem

Our teacher told us to write

one poem until the class ends

When I told my daughter

about this,

she said I always had

a poet's vein

I always loved flowers...

and would say odd things

Your daughter's Wook's

mom, right? Where's she now?

We talk about everything on

the phone. We're good friends

Friends forever

Anyway, what's this all about?

Let's just go there first

You'll see after you hear

what they have to say

It's not good news, right?

I can feel it

Right

It is bad news

A large spicy fish stew

and steamed spicy angler fish...

-

-And 3 bottles of beer

-Okay

I don't see your boss today

He's away on business in Seoul

-So, he's not coming today?

-No

-We'll have the beer first

-Yes, sir

Soonchang's dad, why

don't you start explaining

Let's start when the beers come

We need to lift the mood...

Do we need alcohol now?

Let's start since we don't

have much time

Then I'll start

I'll give you a short recap as

some of you have no idea

Recently, a girl at our boys'

school, killed herself

Her name's PARK Heejin

Her folks run a farm nearby

She kept a diary stating

six male students...

raping her for months

until her death

Reading her diary, her folks

reported this to the school...

who called the boys in to talk

The six all admitted...

to the crime, so I guess

it must be true

At first, it started

with two boys,

KWON Soonchang

That's my son

-And KIM Jongchul

-Yes, that's my son

It's those two who started it

And as time passed,

all six of them joined in

They say they didn't

coerce her at first

-That she liked doing it

-Who would believe that?

It would only incite

more anger

Yes, you're right

Ladies first

They said, the girl was

short and plain-looking

So I can't understand

why they did it

And if she was tall and pretty?

Where in school did they do it?

And for six months?

They said they did it in

the science lab

KOO Taeyeol being leader of the

Science Club, had the lab keys

That's my son

The lab's located in

a secluded area

And rarely had classes or

was tended to

So, nobody knew

Although I feel sorry for...

the dead girl,

now's the time for us to

worry about our own boys

That's why I called

everyone here

Joint action is crucial now

Right, we should act as a group

Cheers, ma'am

The girl's parents...

-run a farm?

-Yes, but her dad died...

a few years ago from

a motorcycle accident

The mom has been raising the

girl and her brother alone

We need to calm the mom

Fortunately, it seems she

hasn't told anyone else

But we can't tell

what she's thinking

Nevertheless, in order to

console the victim's family...

So the point is, the

compensation money

That's right

Regarding the money,

we should reach an agreement

I discussed this with the school...

and 30 million Won would be

the proper amount

So that makes it

Who else knows about this?

The principal and a few

other teachers...

and one or two in the police

Our talks with the school and

the police are going well so far

The school doesn't want this

to get leaked outside

And the police doesn't

want to investigate...

unless the victim's family

press charges

The problem is that a local

newspaper sniffed something...

and are calling the school,

asking questions

The local press is insidious,

so watch your mouth

What's she doing over there?

What a clueless old lady

What's she doing at

a moment like this?

Did you say she's

Wook's grandma?

Is she raising him by herself?

Her daughter left Wook...

with her mom after her divorce

and is in Busan now

Unlike her looks,

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