Sunday, March 26, 2023

IN THE MIDST OF A CONTINENTAL DRIFT

 

CURRENTS OF AGE 


A paper and metal collector 

rolls his crooked wheels

bangs with a stick 

on a municipal receptacle

to scare the rats 

and the sleeping

insomniacs 

just about midnight

dreamers of royal past

or waiting for start of fast

including an older man

who shuffled his feet 

standing at a windy square

the wind and the square and the man

all nondescript

noone passes 

noone senses

the despair also drifting towards the sea

which strokes the misery with tiny waves

and the reflected lights

despite the slowly sinking ego once strong and colorful

Not knowing Respect

But Owning One's Own Respect

not to be squandered 

in life

in death

or on a visit 

overstayed its welcome

to join all the other lost boys and girls

and their stories 

not on earth

or paper

or a cloud

or an idling memory cell

drifting on a continental shelf


Ahmet Cafer Celebiler

Otherchelebi

March 27, 2023


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