Did you ever attend a public bath?
I did.
The candle near me blew out,
And I became blind.
The blue of the dome disappeared.

They relit the candle on the navel stone.
The marble was wiped clean.
I saw some of my face on it.
It was bad, something awful,
And I became blind.
I didn’t expect quite this from my face.

Did you ever sob
While covered in soap?

translated by Omer Kursat