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Oka 1

i met a housekeeper named Oka.

and he was the coolest person i ever saw.


i was messy in the head,

creaky on the knees,


i had been sleeping too long and left my slippers on the beach


so that when i said hello it accidentally sounded like a croak


but this was the first time i was meeting Oka, and as i opened the door he was still knocking,


very surprised to see me

maybe he thought I'd be an old lady


his eyes widened,

he took a single step back and said


how are you liking your room?

a pause.

İ am Oka.


i said, it's okay,

hello, Oka.


he kept standing there

i was looking at him

he was looking at me

and then we both suddenly took interest in each other's shoes.


presently he said hold on,

ran off,


came back,

and asked for my laundry.


but Oka,

İ have no laundry.


he said that's alright! and he ran away.

that is how i met Oka

©2024 by Azra Keskin. 

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