무연한 생 고달픈 삶

                                                                                                        

도라지꽃 닮은 보라색의 무늬 줄사철나무 꽃

 

작년 봄이 오던 숲에서 이런 글을 썼었구나...

이젠 어쩌지?

내가 어떻게 했으면 좋겠니?

내가 모를진데 넌들 무슨 말을 할 수 있으랴...

다 들어줄 사람인줄 알면서도

너는 또 니 맘 편하게는 말 건네지도 못하제?

어쩌지 못해 부러져 땅에 떨어진 동백꽃 모가지처럼

나 가만 있기만 하면 되는 것일까?

 

                                                                                                       비 온다

                                                                                                 봄도 따라 온다메?

 

                                                                                              봄비 앞서 북상했다가

                                                                                     엊그제 겨우 꽃망울 터진줄 알았는데 

                                                                                                        동백꽃이
                                                                                            동백꽃 봉오리 그게 말이야

                                                                                     겨우내 움츠렸던 꽃망울 터뜨리더니

                                                                                      이내 시뻘건 모가지 댕강 부러져

                                                                             잔설 남은 비 오는 숲에 툭 하고 떨어져 버렸다

 

                                                                                                    이제 어쩌지?

 

 

                                                                                                         

                                                                                                     꽃은

                                                                                          모가지 부러져 내리면서

                                                                                   동백꽃은 행복한 듯 내게 말했다.

 

                                                                                        슬퍼하지 않아도 된다고

                                                                                         땅에 떨어진 지 모습이

                                                                                      피어있던 얼굴보다 예쁘지 않냐면서...

 

 

 

                               

                                                                                          

                                                                                             모가지 떨어져 내린 자리

                                                                                                측은함만 남겨지고

                                                                                 서둘러 잊으라고 더 잘난 지 새끼를 보냈다...