Greasy Spoon Saloon: Le Miroir

L’être humain se voit lui-même Dans le miroir… Il reste au de delà pensée De temps à autre Il voit des figures déformées, Il voit les choses à l’envers… Il cherche un coupable Constamment Il voit des tissus Tout en morceaux… Celui qui est à accuser Est lui-même… L’être humain courtois Ne peut accuser sans connaissance… Que l’être humain vive à Paris Ou à Konya Les vérités sont invariables Dans l’univers… L’être humain se voit lui-même Dans le miroir…

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A human being sees himself in the mirror. Beyond thought from time to time he sees deformed faces, he sees things upside down. He seeks a culprit constantly. He sees fabrics all in pieces. Whomever he accuses is himself. A courteous human being cannot accuse without knowledge. Whether a human being lives in Paris or in Kenya, truths are invariable in the universe. A human being sees himself in the mirror.

By Üzeyir Lokman
Translated by Joneve McCormick - 2002

Last words of a dying man

Sadness, grief and sorrow are emotions we all experience. Poets and writers have long realized how expressing your emotions with words can help in dealing with the pain. To give words to your deepest feelings, to shape your most painful emotions into verse, to release the pain locked in your heart; this is the true power of the poem.Some of the most famous poets lived sad, dark, depressed lives filled with pain, loneliness, depression and even suicide. These poets were artists who used words to express their painful and sad feelings and share them with the world. These words joined together became poetry, sad poetry filled with their yearnings for relief from their pain. Their unbearable sadness was the catalyst for some of the best poems ever written.