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Joy Lost Its Feathers, by Metin Altiok

your name on the tip of my tongue
is the void of
a recently pulled tooth.
a screw without its bolt
my heart is about to break off.
come here as soon as possible
we'll eat some melon together.

I don't know what to say
to you, unshattered,
a pain in friendship's chest,
love is covered in dust,
joy lost its feathers.
come here as soon as possible
we'll eat some melon together.

I rise and sink incessantly
you know I can't swim well.
my bedsheets are showing their teeth
my mattress, wobbly for
who knows how many days, is a wavy sea
come here as soon as possible
we'll eat some melon together.

Havı Dökülmüş Sevincin, Metin Altıok

yeni çekilmiş bir dişin
yadırganan boşluğu
dilimin ucunda ismin.
somunu yitik bir vida
düştü düşecek yüreğim.
biran önce gel buraya
karpuz, kavun yiyelim.

bilmem ki ne diyeyim,
sana örselenmemiş,
dostluğun böğründe sancı,
sevgi toza belenmiş,
havı dökülmüş sevincin.
biran önce gel buraya
karpuz, kavun yiyelim

batıp çıkıyorum durmadan,
ben bilirsin iyi yüzemem.
çarşafım diş gösteriyor,
dalgalı bir deniz kaç gündür
sallanan döşeğim.
biran önce gel buraya
karpuz, kavuz yiyelim.