Five Ways to Understand Hands by Esin Aşan



I.

newly washed

with the fresh smell of soap,

the hand breaks into

a lavender bouquet:

some petals lilac

some blue, but all

blossom joyfully,

happy to be smelling clean.



II.

just stopping to jot down

some crooked and twisted shapes,

fingers are covered with dirty black ink.

white paper covered

with black fingerprints

which decorate it,

which show the owner, the identity

of a masterpiece.  



III.

a golden ring, shining

years ago,

smoothly slid along its way

to a fine and fragile finger.
now,

both the finger and the ring

are dull and time-worn

like an old lady.

both don’t sparkle,

but always remember

the old dusty days

they spent together.















































IV.

his hands are

wrapped with loose wristbands

orange, blue and sloppy,
unlike his soul,

which is dark and cloudy.

his fingers live on a world full

of contradicting black and white keys,

their determined fingers

find a melody

to impress the sun

so that

it decides one day

to wink at his soul.



V.

the tension of your

gently shaking fingers

soothes the rough uneasiness

of your mind

as the warmth, flowing

from the soft spot

where your hands connect with his,

creates your only source

of safety.
 

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