There is nothing to wait for, except our moment of decision.
It’s an unfinished country, a provisional state of being, caught uneasily
between nature and civilizations greater than any conceivable future.
Jobs are scarce, you take what you can get
and hope something better turns up soon.
Some things of the past are worth preserving –
the human body in its simplest needs.
An intimation of heavenly virtues surrounds at every turn.
An old system is reaching its end; it’s a rot both desperate and hilarious.
There is nothing to wait for, except our moment of decision.
Turkish Kurdistan, 2003