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CHERRY STONES, MY DEAR DEER

By Bilgehan Tuğrul



I'll throw cherry stones into your eyeballs

someone will definitely hit you and get on your nerves

forgive me, I forgive you for going to Venus

without me

 

the carousel is on fire, let's ride it

and

let's not go to hell without each other

deal? my dear deer.

 

from your eyes

a cherry tree will branch out towards my feet

first I will water you

and

in the evening I will bring you crows in case you get hungry

 

blood will cover your body,

I will drink your cherry juice

and

I will hang myself on you

on a weekend you least expect,

my dear deer.

 

I will sell my good deeds in hell

and buy flip-flops and a pitcher for both of us

now you will water me too

I'll be a monster’ hairdresser on my days off

and buy tickets to a world where we can both be trees

my dear deer.

 

crows are walnut fasting

so they can put out our eyes

with cherry stones

don't be afraid, my dear deer, we are burning on the merry-go-rounds.

accompanied by the insanity songs of the demons

we pay for our sins down to our bones

 

would you believe that I had sins even in hell?

I cut off his head instead of making his hair because

headlessness would suit the monster better

my intentions were good but good intentions are not enough to be a good person.


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