and so it ends
sitting on a balcony
with a glass of red wine
watching the waves come in
the Bay of Salerno
it’s cool up here
my jacket draped over
my bare chest
soon I’ll shower
get dressed
walk five minutes to the train station
get on the express to Naples
the airport
back to Istanbul
I’m still, will be a long way
from home
from people my friends
but in life there are things
we cannot change
easily
and sometimes
not at all