A Call to the Bag Snatcher

You, the bag snatcher!
Why did you snatch my bag?
OK, you snatched, but then why did you run?
Of course, this is your name,
You always run after snatching.
We need to swagger here maybe,
Running doesn’t befit the manhood.
Come here, don’t run, let’s fight chest to chest.
The bag will belong to the winner.

You, the bag snatcher!
I feel sorry for you,
Why did you snatch, why did you run?
Maybe that’s because you have a kid.
But nothing that would satisfy your need
Would be in a writer’s bag.
What did you find?
- Papers, a lot of papers.
- Two old newspapers, they barely worth a cent, maybe less.
- A history book, it barely worths 100 Cents, maybe less.
- 4 articles on participatory democracy.
Oh, actually you started your business
Just because the country is not participatory,
Just because there is no justice.
What else do you have:
- An old umbrella.
Oh, actually I was thinking about throwing it to the garbage.
- A popeyed raincoat,
It has ruptures everywhere.
I hope you would enjoy wearing it.
- My backup eyeglasses which don’t look like anything
Will give you a new perspective maybe.
Should I rejoice since you didn’t
Take the ones I was wearing, I don’t know.
- I have some medicines, they barely worth 100 Cents, maybe less.
But maybe your kid can use it.
- 2 tissues.
- In your next operation
You can wipe your sweat off by them.
- A bottle of water.
- Take a rest, share it with your friend.

Kapkaççýya Çaðrý

Kapkaççý!
Çantamý niye kaptýn?
Hadi kaptýn da niye kaçtýn?
Doðru ya, adýn bu senin,
Kaparken, olmaz kaçmamasý.
Racon kesmeli belki de,
Yakýþmaz kaçmak ‘erkeklik’e,
Gel, kaçma, dövüþelim göðüs göðüse.
Kazananýn olsun çanta.

Kapkaççý!
Üzüldüm ben sana,
Neden kaptýn neden kaçtýn?
Belki çocuðun vardýr da ondandýr.
Ama olmaz yazarýn çantasýnda
Senin iþine yarayanlar.
Ne buldun?
- Kaðýt, bolca kaðýt.
- Ýki eski gazete, 1 Kuruþ eder ya da etmez.
- Bir tarih kitabý, 100 Kuruþ eder ya da etmez.
- Dört katýlýmcý demokrasi makalesi.
E zaten katýlýmcý olmadýðý için ülke,
Adalet olmadýðý için ülkede,
Baþladýn sen de bu iþe.
Baþka ne var:
- Eski bir þemsiye.
E zaten çöpe atacaktým bu gidiþle.
- Bir pýrtlak yaðmurluk,
Yýrtýk var her yerinde.
Güle güle giy.
- Camlarý birþeye  benzemeyen yedek gözlüðüm,
Sana baþka bir bakýþ açýsý verecek belki de.
Aslýný deðil de yedeðini aldýn diye
Sevinmeli miyim, bilemedim.
- Ýlaçlarým var 100 kuruþ eder ya da etmez.
Ama belki iþine yarar çocuðunun.
- Ýki mendil.
Bir dahaki baskýnda
Terini onlarla silersin.
- Bir þiþe su.
Soluklan, paylaþ suyu dostunla.