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Junkby D.J. YOON  My longtime taffy peddler, my testicle-like friendAfter being a taffy peddler for so longThe world all junkNothing new, just junk New rubber shoes left on someone else's doorstepA perfectly good iron gate at someone else's houseA water pump in a fieldAt first glance, junk Even my wife, junkThoughts about selling herEven I, junkThoughts about selling myself The more I peddled taffyThe height of the thief in my heartGrowing like bamboo after rainIf it grew to its height or tallerFelt like I'd become a real thief The soju glass I pouredMy friend's tearsA couple drops taptap falling ringing ringing My friend's faceMy faceThe face of the customer next to me Reflected togetherEven more surprising for me The best thing My friend ever didQuitting Taffy peddlingThen Delivering Coal briquettes  고물-윤동재 엿장수를 오래 한 내 불알친구엿장수 오래 하다 보니세상이 모두 고물새것은 없고 고물 남의 집 댓돌 위 벗어 놓은 새 고무신남의 집 멀쩡한 철 대문들판의 양수기첫눈에 고물 마누라도 고물팔 궁리자신도 고물내다 팔 생각 엿장수 하면 할수록마음속 도둑의 키비 온 뒤 참대처럼 쑥쑥 자라제 키만큼 자라거나 더 자라면진짜 도둑이 될 것 같더라고 내가 소주 따라준 소주잔친구의 눈물두어 방울 똑똑 떨어져 찰랑찰랑 친구 얼굴내 얼굴옆자리 손님 얼굴 거기 함께 비쳐더욱 놀랐지 친구는 지금껏가장 잘한 일엿장수집어치우고연탄배달하는 일  <div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1WGiS/6872105c8a04d7a0d5149c5155f65403f521cd72" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1WGiS/6872105c8a04d7a0d5149c5155f65403f521cd72" data-origin-width="1024" data-origin-height="1024"><div class="figcaption">고물</div></div>Appreciation Review 感想 This poem gently shows how a taffy peddler begins to see the world — and even himself — as “junk” because of long, tiring years of hard work and disappointment.Everyday objects, like shoes, gates, and pumps, look worthless to him, and even his relationships start to feel worn out. But the poem also reveals his deep emotion and self-reflection, especially when he sees tears falling into a soju glass. In the end, the poem quietly suggests hope: his friend leaving the life of taffy peddling and starting anew with coal delivery becomes a small but meaningful moment of change, reminding us that even a life that feels like “junk” can still find dignity and a fresh beginning.  #junk   #taffy peddler