doluya koydum almadı boşa koydum dolmadı*
an enigmatic bait that has given rise
to ceaseless compulsion
preoccupation
infatuation
fascination
obsession
addiction
fixation
overused misused abused
glorified nevertheless
embraced by tens of thousands
multiplying at warp speed
subjecting no one to discrimination
intoxicating billions
with the other eternal charge . . .
what would their first utterance be
if the dead were to confess
those babies deserved nothing but a tender caress
or
love came onto our path disguised as dedication to hate . . .
© hülya n. yılmaz, 7.30.2016
*A colloquial Turkish phrase, equaling in English to: “I could find no solution for it.”
Related reading: WHO-World Report on Violence and Health
hülyaswritings 