Soil and Trouble*
by Irmak Suzan ︎︎︎our fears have been uncovered
now
Naked souls run the earth as we speak
Wounds are visible and easy to meet
now
Everything passes through and outside of me
Have our fears been uncovered?
now
I bury all my roots and mark the soil with soil and soil and toil
as we speak
for everyone else but ourselves
as we mourn
the possible lives of people we will never meet
as we frown
at possible scenarios that never come to be
everything passes through and outside of me
as we carry
the shame others should feel
Our fears uncovered have been
And all will be
uncovered our fears have been
tangled in fences that separate me and you
torn by lines that are drawn on maps
and papers signed by nations pens
I cant see you because
they don’t take
I’m in love as a reason
Their stamps have letters that read:
DE E N EYE E DE
Fears have uncovered our been
And all to be’s
I can’t see you because
Hatred feasts on my eyes
I love you and I swear I had more than two eyes
but I cant see you
Been uncovered our fears have
And will be for long
now
Naked souls run the earth as we speak
Visible to the eyes of everyone who still
Can see
* To the survivors of the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey on 6th of December 2023