WHAT AND WHY

 

CURIOSITY

some curves

so pleasing 

may cause accidents

on a road

or

in a car 

when one feels young

and 

traveling

through and through

aware 

but

not knowing 

what it means

to 

navigate

desires

and 

distances

ahmet cafer celebiler

September 23, 2025

MOST OF MY FRIENDS WERE HUMAN

 

MOST OF MY FRIENDS COULD NOT SING

(AT FUNERALS OR ELSEWHERE)

they are still my friends

living 

or not

fictional

or documented 

or remembered

as factual

i doubt that they saw a light

or many lights

when alive

or when they went away

in my case 

it was dark

a darkness unvisible

untouchable

not to be sensed

and

not to be considered

without relevance

or meaning

as

forgettable

as 

any relic

of thought

or

of substance

ahmet cafer celebiler

September14, 2025

HUMAN AFFAIRS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL

 DEMOCRACY, MONARCHY, THEOCRACY, DICTATORSHIP , VIOLENCE FOR HUMANITY

Using acts of violence to silence viewpoints is quite common in democracies as well as other systems of government. In democracies the perpetrators are not openly linked to the bureaucracy or the government. Sometimes they are called, “the deep state”, sometimes “concerned citizens” or “true believers” or “foreign agents” or “unidentified terrorists” The result is the same: suffering, unless the ruling elite makes the mistake of upsetting a large proportion of the population or if the material benefits of the vilolence is not distributed to the group who expected or were promised returns. What happens next depends on the culture. Authoritarian cultures which teach subservience, class differences, and have religions which continue to disregard human rights may change one type of dictator to another or just sit and hope and pray for better times. The obsequious majority may only try to cheat and steal and expect servility from any others they consider their inferiors. Their justifications are based on myths, fairy tales, divine texts and most written laws.

otherchelebi

September 13, 2025

DID OUROBOROS FOLLOW JÖRMUNGANDR?

 

BITING TAILS

tail biting 

does not sustain

unless 

the tail

belongs to 

an enemy

or opponent

in which case

it behooves one

to find a plump

longish

hairless one

prepared sous vide

or

grilled on charcoal

with fresh herbs

and spices

after making sure that

it does not belong to yourself

and to family

and friends

and

definitely not

someone of authority

over

the use of your tail

ahmet cafer celebiler 

September 13. 2025

VISITING DEITIES

 

GODDESSES I KNEW

ishtar was the first

and

ever present one

appearing as inanna 

on occasion

traveling east

to appear

to others

in guise

as wangmu niangniang

and amaterasu

not as Kamadenu

who appeared

to meditating 

believers 

and cows

Men find them 

mysterious

if they find them at all

to recognize

for who they are

i researched, studied, 

rationalized

tried looking from corners of my eyes

and through lenses

of many sizes

and lengths 

and materials

the actual

the real

and the fantasy

not so different

when you try to touch

and feel

and 

then

lose touch

even with 

disappearing memories

self destroying  experiences

vestiges of divinity enjoyed

all too briefly

ahmet cafer celebiler

September 12, 2025

WHEN WORDS ARE MORE OR LESS THAN WORDS

 

WORDS ABOVE AND BELOW THE GROUND

not all words live

only a few

breathe

sleep 

mean more or less

depends on the town crier

one of two hundred 

or so

in 

the united kingdom

or 

the memories

of

umalohokans

in 

the philippines

hear ye

the strong voices

traveling

with their words

clear

direct

with no wit

or games

oyez

the sanctimonious

the man

chief

priest

or

captain

possibly

the spouse

but not yours

no, not at all

only a dream

whisked away

ahmet cafer celebiler

September 10, 2025

A DIARY POUR OUBLIER

 

TO BE EXPUNGED IF NOT OBLITERATED

waking up

not waking

and not up

checking

breath

heart beat

noises from other rooms

familiar

may be good

cat's presence almost obvious

though 

toes are not under attack

take mask off

one relief achieved

need to leave bed

and

walk to next relief

calculate urgency

wake

still not up

urgency is more urgent

swinging feet down

not so easy

must roll body 

disregard upper left arm muscle pain

remember position of cane

slow walk

28 steps to sit

no need for a sigh

plan new moves

to wash

to clean

to call for choice of breakfast

eggs

how many

with salad 

or cheese

blue, i think i should choose

tea

apple cider vinegar first

arrange pills

by size and colour

tea already tepid

look for newspaper

search glasses

prioritize

sports, politics, murders

singular or  en masse

visualize art and authors

silently vocalize concerts

wake up

consider options

PC or bed 

choice of relief

check the ferry boats

wonder who rides them 

and who missed them

for another few minutes

of

bed

or relief

as always

ahmet cafer celebiler

September 2, 2025