translated by ender gürol
1.
I am alone at last.
I came through meridians and the blue deltas
My arms may not be as fire resistant as asbestos
But I have a degree awarded
for flying the most beautiful birds over the rivers.
I am an eternal fugitive like nature itself.
2.
I study my childhood in my quiet corner.
I am condemned
to carry in my heart the blue frost
Although I am an incorrigible fugitive,
I am the last witness of the orchids
My life passes through other lives.
3.
Three different words, of course: Tibet, Warsaw and Gümüşhane.
The cleanest is Palandöken, for it is washed by dawn every morn.
Why do the ‘fairy chimneys’ not take off their hats at Cappadocia?
I have seen he sunset at the Ihlara Valley.
Splendid and smuggled things will be my end.
4.
I am alone at last, I see and I hear everything.
All the words and the hearts have discharged their contents.
A stench comes from the decaying cell
A country whose internal bleeding never ceases!
The dirtiest word: The Power!
Özkan Mert
