balkan baklava

Begin your sentence with
„Istanbul is…

a nice screensaver
some çay pics
screaming
seagulls.“

Are interviews
with political refugees
the real experience?

It should be basic
something about food

I was searching
for Kebab
anything halal
in Old Belgrade
they love pork
by the way.

And all I’ve got
was a lousy date
and mediocre sweets
at Balkan Baklava

the owner
turski
I talk small
he talks sour
„don’t loose it“

I’m loosing
my identity
to deliver

authenticity.


Cansev Duru, 2.4.2020