We are within the same minute
Some of us are still asleep
Others are rushing to the bus stop for work
Streetlights are being turned off
The sun leaps from the horizon like a spear
The coolness of the morning touches our faces
The birds have long since awakened
Scattered across the vast sky
Buses rumble into the street.
We are within the same minute
I am reading a book
Someone else is wandering the streets
Another has fallen asleep in a cinema
A woman buys bread from the bakery
She is in a rush, and she still has a meal to prepare
A construction worker, exhausted,
Awaits the evening to finally rest.
A student is trying to solve a math problem
Struggling to find the answer, feeling overwhelmed
He gazes outside from the classroom window.
We are within the same minute
This is how the life we live unfolds.
English Translation by Mesut Şenol