they come with their colours
their far-away smells
each a patch-work sack 
some inspire fear
since they themselves are afraid
alien rootless exiled illegal
they are different
they don't belong with us obviously
ıs it that they have more eyes
or ears
lacking arms and legs maybe
what have they hidden in their drawers
a few faded photographs
a handful of earth within a bowl
home soil
immigrants
migrant birds
but oh, without wings alas !
renkleriyle gelirler
uzak kokularıyla
hepsi birer yamalı bohça
kimileri korku salar
korktukları için aslında
yaban,eğreti,sürgün,kaçak
kaçkın ve mülteci
başkadır onlar
bizden değil besbelli
yoksa gözleri mi fazla
yahut kulakları
eksik kolları bacakları
çekmecelerinde neler gizli
birkaç solgun fotoğraf
bir kap içinde toprak
vatan toprağı
göçmenler
göçmen kuşlar
ah kanatları yok ki

Artwork
Göçmenler/ Immigrants 2018
Dimension varies
Yellow papers ( handmade boats and planes ) - Interactive Poetry Installation
Yesim Agaoglu @yesimartpoetry

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Poem
Immigrants / Göçmenler
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