how many fold human lives inside a person
how come one man can dress so many of them ihsan
fury sharpened by patience
how many times it can multiply a man
i have never seen a naked human
there was always somebody on somebody else
making love is one of those for instance
it is though a kind of putting a dress on
human seems like a market set on tuesdays
or a famous bar in saturday evenings
who can gently reside in a person
i have never seen a body that was not leased ihsan
and a soul that was not in the second hand market
as a human getting dressed by putting on a human
is it still possible to remain human
pain. a taste left behind
it turns out to be a pleasure in time
i have never seen a happy person
in their tongue there has always been the flavor of molasses
sesame paste for instance actually
you know it tastes nice when mixed with molasses
as everything transforms into one another
as a human getting dressed by putting on a human
i have never seen a naked human
there was always somebody on somebody else
june two thousand eleven
Translated by Mesut Senol