As distant as stars that flicker and fade

Sait Çıkrıkçı 23.01.2026 121

You knock on the door with hope. The sounds from inside don't come to the door. You turn to look at your heart, searching for open doors. The day comes when other doors open. Result: Life goes on, birds fly...

Thorns have grown in my tulip garden
The sharpest thorns have sprouted in the midst of the roses
Yellowed vines in my heart's home

I've saved my most precious feelings for you
Salty tears have dried on my lips
I lost the pain and fire of cigarette butts
Rusted red stones burning in the stove
That's when I lost myself in you
The rakkas dances with chirping, fluttering birds
Hope never ends, I brought another stone to my load
Flowers and grasses I gathered from the graveyard

In this short life, can a person never be happy?
Unanswerable answers, unaskable questions
As distant as stars that flare and fade
Living in servitude, doves that are not together
Like Laz pastry, a trap of chaos
Even barley water, they stab you in the back
I beg you, don't come to me with such feelings anymore

He played his own tune, danced to his own beat, my heart is trapped
One day, my heart's flower will surely bloom
Rusty feelings fade, my steel shines
There's a long road ahead, I'll go even further
My silent lips will open, I will love even more
No crying in lonely places, I will laugh even more

Sait Çıkrıkçı - 01/22/2026 - Erzurum