Last night, I counted all the stars  

I was thinking of you, my eyes closed  

In the silence, I was in darkness  

Yet, in broad daylight, the seagulls were crying!

You passed through me  

In the chill of a cold wind  

Like a warm cup of tea  

You burned my throat as you went by!

The loneliness that covered me like a thick quilt  

Was suffocating me that night  

You were like the north wind blowing from the sea  

Wiping away all my sweat as you passed by!

Who knows, maybe you’re reading my poem  

Your eyes following my lines  

But I don’t even cross your mind, my love  

You read through our love in one breath and move on

You’re my tiny, innocent sparrow  

And your hawk-like gaze pierces me  

You pass through my heart like a pang  

And land in my stomach like a punch!

In the battle between my mind and heart  

I never forgot you, not even for a moment  

I’d die and leave, but  

The thought of leaving you is what tears me apart!

Beril Yabar

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