The Chaos Art

translated by Doğa Aslan

People

İnsanlar

Orhan Veli

Always, yet, especially

In moments that I

Realize you don’t love me

I would like to look at you

As I used to look at these people

Sitting on my mother’s lap

When I was little…

Her zaman, fakat, bilhassa

Beni sevmediğini

Anladığım zamanlarda

Görmek isterim seni de

Annemin kucağından

Seyrettiğim insanlar gibi,

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