Don’t See Me As One With Everyone
No one in this world can love you as much as I do.
While I love you as much as my life,
Don’t see me as one with everyone.
Your place is in my heart,
Think deeply before melting,
Your destiny’s course is unwavering,
Don’t see me as one with everyone.
May my feelings not be hurt,
May my respects not diminish,
May my anxieties not grow,
Don’t see me as one with everyone.
Don’t you know, my delicate lover?
There are a thousand eager lovers, one lover,
The vast world is too small for my heart,
Don’t see me as one with everyone.
Don’t tell me what to do; from your troubles,
The bird of your soul flies away from its homeland,
You will mourn after you,
Don’t see me as one with everyone.
A Few Words About Myself
I was born in the Gelendost district of Isparta province and retired from a tax office. I started writing poetry when I was 13 or 14. I love reading and writing. I believe poetry is the most national of literary forms. I believe that even the most beautiful translation cannot achieve the beauty of the language in which the poem was written. Every poem is beautiful in the language it was written. Every poem is a secret of the poet. My poems contain small messages for those who enjoy reading between the lines.
POETRY IS THE POET’S HEART MARK AND THE SECRET OF THE HEART. Where emotion alone dominates, reason fades, yet without a measure of reason, there is no art. A poet stands on that knife-edge between dreams and reality. The greatest danger for a poet is liking every poem he writes, finding every poem perfect. Such a poet cannot endure hardship to achieve better.
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