A Postcard the Wind Might Carry

Dear Dong-hyun,

Brother—I hope this card finds its way to you.

Here’s a photo of me and my soldier friends.
Don’t we look happy?
I wanted to show you: not everything here is grey.
We laugh. We tell jokes. Even in these stiff uniforms.

That’s me in the middle—see the big smile?
It’s real. For a second, it was.

I miss you.
I wish I could cross the border and find you again.
But even if I can’t, even if we never meet—
you are still my brother. Always.

One day, maybe, we’ll sit under the same sky
and laugh like we did when we were boys.

Until then—stay strong.
Stay you.

Your brother,
Kim