AS MY EYES SEE...

Walking down the dark streets,

cats dart with ferocity,

Where does my purpose hide?



Cars with couples and families come,

Time to relax with burgers, snacks,

Am I a stranger to this town?



My friend and I talked for a week,

About life, death and eternity,

Now it is so quiet, where is she?



The daily circle of the stars,

Orion leads the entire team,

On earth it is only me.



Everybody has a hidden sword,

Conspirators abound in this town,

I am used and then they flee?



O Kuku, if this is living,

Let me find peace near graves,

Even the mosques are no more free.



Yesterday a great man turned sixty,

Today -- another's death anniversary,

Scattered sand shines near the sea.



My wife talks about Fred Flintstones,

Says our life is also like theirs,

Tears are waves of a swelling sea.



Who will ever understand,

What needs to be understood,

Or will it be only me?

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Composed on January 18, 2002.

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