Bachelorette
I’d still marry a Dersim Alevi Kurd, if he doesn’t smoke.
The same for Iraqi Kurds,
for Syrian Kurds,
for Sorani Kurd,
for Zaza Kurds,
for Kurmanji Kurds,
for Yezidi,
for USSR Kurds.
I’d still marry a Jew,
if he doesn’t smoke.
The same for a South Asian
who breathes clean air.
I would even marry a Talysh,
or a Georgian,
if they don’t smoke.
But not a European.
Not someone from the Balkans.
Not a Turk.
Even if he doesn’t smoke.
And still,
I’d rather stand alone
than share my breath with smoke.