Looking at Oneself in the Mirror

A human being sees himself
in the mirror.
Beyond thought
from time to time
he sees deformed faces,
he sees things upside down.
He seeks a culprit constantly.
He sees fabrics
all in pieces.
Whomever he accuses
is himself.
A courteous human being
cannot accuse without knowledge.
Whether a human being lives in Paris
or in Kenja,
truths are invariable
in the universe.
A human being sees himself
in the mirror.

© Üzeyir Çayci
Traduit par by Yakup YURT en français
French free verse translated into English free verse
by Joneve McCormick  - 2002