"But still, a person can only be alone in a city with a sea.
Because you can turn your face to the sea. That way,
you turn your back to the crowds. As for cities without
a sea, whichever way you turn there are people,
whichever way you turn.
Look, look carefully, may your eyes brim with sea
In any case you'll certainly
Encounter, even in this city,
A person who'll say, "Some sea got in your eye," to someone,
"A bird got stuck in your hair," to someone else
Who'll lean their ear against your mind,
Who'll not look at your face, but wherever you're looking
Who, when you say, "They're crowding the sea, the water hurts,"
Won't be surprised and stare at your mouth, but at the sea
In this city with seven aches
This person will touch your aches without waking them"
Ece Temelkuran, from "Seven Aches" tr. Deniz Perin