How small the world is!
I am
Where you, too, once were. And you are
Where I, too, once was.
I can imagine you going in and out
out and in
and again out
From between the thighs of the seas:
like a playful dolphin gliding into billows like a man
having a woman like a successful swimmer
streaming with water when ashore.
And if now I pass my tongue across my lips
I taste the sea’s salt
On my face?
On your face?
I look forward to seeing you tasting you
Just as you taste
some good purple wine
Before you enjoy it
And before it intoxicated
drinks till all’s blue.
English Translation by Mesut Şenol