That the first day makes the last
Death wind up with nativity
That the tail of the snake returns into its mouth
– Alchemist Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus
7
At the end of the October
newspapers piling up and expiring
in the corners of wet streets
Red apples
are dropping
scattered everywhere
6
. .
. .
. .
.
. . .
. ( : Jamal, I like your laughter .
: Why? .
: It’s as pure as the starry sky ) .
. . . .
. .
. . .
5
light can only reflect
and dismember the light
light can not dismember
the ground
the wind
&
the birds singing
4
I am seized by the light
I can not close my eyes
Relax
He said
A breeze sways over my face
3
I see him
I am scared
but only for a little while
then I want to look at him
a little longer
Who is he?
Who asks him to do this
Why is this happening?
His body swings
miserably with the music
my gaze winds up with his gaze
we are not enemies
we should never be
we are animals saving ourselves
by swallowing our tails.
2
Hatice my fiancee
Be happy
remember I never totter
in my own steps
Hatice
drink that pumpkin martini for me
1
We will get married
will build a family
in this blueish city
the glow of sunset will flush our faces
I am going to get my document now
Hatice,
my sweetheart
I am on my way
This poem was written to memorialise the death of democratic journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed and dismembered in seven minutes.