Thank you

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Every stanza that begins with "I don't know..." expresses the helplessness of a life beyond our control. Like water flowing in the direction it must, some things are not chosen—they are simply lived. But in the final line, being able to say "thank you" even for the beauty that is not there is the deepest acceptance and maturity.

I don't know...
I didn't want it to be like this...
I shouldn't care too much about life
Maybe because it's fast and fleeting
* * *
I don't know...
Why did I live through such situations?
I lived through so much, all of it melancholy
Believe me, I lived through so much
* * *
I don't know...
It wasn't me or my mind that chose you anyway
It was just the direction the water had to flow
It flowed and ended
* * *
I don't know...
It could have ended beautifully, and it should have
It didn't, but it should have...
At least thank you...

Sait Çıkrıkçı - 11/15/2000 - Erzurum