Elemterefiş

Among all the variegated colors,
the one that caught my eye the most
was white;
I chose it.
Then, I soaked the glass shards in the blue of the heavens.
Who said, what was said, to whom it was said,
I threw them all into black holes.

I found myself in calm whirlpools
peace within me,
a word in my ear (like a wish)
that hasn’t been said since my childhood:

elemterefiş*…

E.B.

*”elemterefiş” is a nonsensical word, a part of traditional incantations or sayings meant to dispel negative influences or ward off the evil eye.