Ali Baba Karakaş – 03 Ocak 2026
At dawn, I find myself by the window
Don’t know how many dawns I've waited for you
I avoid looking in the mirror
My fears have grown so large
What if you never come, my hair turns snow-white
Sometimes, I don’t recognize myself
I shrink and sink into quiet despair
With questions I never had the answers for
Where am I, the one who drifted away?
I wake to the long horn of the train
Is it my feet or the love in my heart?
I wake in the station, still waiting for you
Seasons passed, day turned to night, night into dawn
It’s been so long since you left
I can't count the letters, a lifetime isn’t enough
The ink dries up, my tears write my longing
I found you among carnations in the mountains
A crown of daisies, a belt of carnations
I told the beetles and bugs all about you
And leaned into the spring of love, endlessly drinking
Come back, my love, take my hands
Let me be a star in your eyes, and the soil before your beauty
Come in your patterned shawl, my beloved
Let my arms be the belt around your waist