slant* rhyme

Inspired by June Poetry Prompt Calendar

Recently I’ve been

Offering Kdrama

Recommendations

Requested or unsolicited.

I list top five

But edit for what

Each viewer might tolerate.

The subtitles. The tropes.

May not resonate

At first.

So I adjust and advise

The charm requires

Time to take hold.

Give it three or four

Episodes before

Letting go.

Early abandonment is

A risk.

Begin with the most

Sweeping

Endearing

Characters

From knowing ajummas to

Weeping hyungs.

From tearful 미안해요 (meeahnhehyo)

To unrequited 사랑해요 (saranghaeyo)

Punctuated by

Sparkles and

Comedy stings

That will capture

The heart

From cringe to binge.

*Slant is a reclaimed slur.

Note: Composed on my phone while my car is being serviced