<h3></h3><h1><b>아버지, 은하수엔 물고기가 많겠지요</b></h1><h3><br></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">최기자</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;"><br></span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;"></span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">정말이지</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">그때에는 물고기가 왜 그렇게 많았는지</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">자칭 부르하통하수산작업소 소장이신</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">아버지가 만드신 삼각고기채발에</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">걸린 고기 몇백근</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">잡히운 고기 몇천근</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;"><br></span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">장남에게 명줄을 넘겨주려면</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">어쩔수 없이 </span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">너무나 일찍 </span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">일터를 떠나야만 했던 아버지</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">물고기 내리는 소리라도 들으시겠다</span><span style="line-height: 1.8;">며</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">신풍촌 뒤강에 고기발을 놓으셨습니다</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;"><br></span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">돌을 모아 오두막집을 짓고</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">땅을 파 천연 랭동고도 갖추고</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">모래돌밭에 마늘 가지 파 </span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">콩 깨 참외도 심으시고</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">풀과 강물과 벌레와 이야기하고</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">술과 물고기와 그리고 </span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">투박한 농민들과 동무하며</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">해와 달을 넘기시다가</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;"><br></span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">오염된 강물과 오염된 물고기만 드셔서였을가</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">50년대 길림성로동모범인 당신께서</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">50년 동안 이 땅에 집을 세웠지만</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">초가집 한채 분여받지 못했는데</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">공직 일년의 햇내기도</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">고급아빠트에서 너덜대고</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">칼자루 쥔 년놈들</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">국고 털어 제 배 채우는 꼴 </span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">그 꼴들이 눈꼴사납다며 마신 술</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">억수로 마신 그 술 탓이였을가</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;"><br></span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">80고령에도 씽씽 </span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">자전거 페달을 밟으시던 아버지</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">갑자기 불치의 위병으로</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">하늘 나라로 가셨습니다</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;"><br></span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">그런데 아버지, 아십니까 </span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">그해 여름 부르하통하에 </span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">물고기가 엄청 줄어들었다는것을</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">아마 아버지 따라 </span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">떼 지어 무리 지어</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">은하수로 이사간것 같습니다</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;"><br></span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">그대신</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">신풍촌뒤에는 양어장이 나졌구요</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;"><br></span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">그리고 아버지 ,아십니까</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">그때 매미차가 토하는 향내에</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">양어장물고기들이 현훈증을 앓았고</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">절렁대는 아빠트열쇠마다에</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">숨죽은 물고기들이 끌려나왔다는것을</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;"><br></span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">아버지</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">이 여름</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">은하수엔 물고기가 많겠지요</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">이 밤도 은하수에선</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">은비늘 반짝반짝 빛을 뿌리네요</span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;"><br></span></h3><h3><span style="line-height: 1.8;">2005년 7월..</span></h3>