between

the Schengen Group tempts Erdogan to merge
the fate of Turkey with the Northern States
but at the same time, they'd want him to purge
all Turkish statutes that discriminate
he dreamed he'd bridge from Islam to the West
as spokesman for the wisdom of the East
but mostly he's seen as a source of guest-
arbeiten who perform the work of beasts
as host to refugees, he plays a role
that earns the Europeans' gratitude
two million Syrians must take a toll
as they compete for Lebensraum and food
his grudge against the Kurds must be re-weighed
as dreams or Euro-integration fade