LULJETA LEKA

 

 

Image

 

...you haven't seen me! 

And you've never known me! 

But... 

you've created an image. 

On a “as if.” 

So, within it breathes a world, 

inchoate! 

May I help you? 

Have a little patience! 

Until I find the fragments of my soul 

Disseminated! 

Like greenery! 

In every field. 

I will gather them one by one 

through ruins 

Where they disappeared with longing, wanted or not. 

Where they are kept as the most precious gifts. 

Where the mud couldn't stain them. 

What about tears? 

Hard to gather! 

Can I come back without pain, 

to where I have poured them?! 

Just to show you how many flowers of strength they've watered! 

Although salty! 

Then, then are the dreams never told. 

Some have faded, the rest, still shine in my eyes. 

How many gaps were drowned inside me, 

while the rain of a cloud soaked them. 

You haven’t seen my awakening every morning! 

With eyes towards the sky, snatching a hope. 

So, gather 'me now! 

These, and those you know. 

And build a portrait 

so, you could fit in; 

A LIFE!

 

Why Did You Come to Me…

 

The pavement of my road

held not a single broken stone,

not even a crack…

Where did you stumble?

 

My heart had no station

waiting for your arrival.

 

From the window of my soul

there was only blue…

Now, clouds cast their shadows.

 

Why?

 

I had asked for nothing.

 

My pride is chipped at the edges…

yet a faint blush

still lingers on my cheeks.

 

Why did you come…?

 

To scratch

at a soul!?

 

To unsettle

a peace I had made my own…!?

 

LULJETA LEKA

 

LULJETA LEKA:  She was born on November 30, 1969, in the town of Çorovodë, Albania, and currently lives in Durrës. She is a teacher by profession and taught language and literature for twenty years. Literature has always held a special place in her life, and poetry, in particular, has been a lasting passion. She has been writing poetry for many years, although she has not yet published a collection of her own. Over the years, she has managed poetry groups and pages, participated in poetry competitions, and had her work included in various anthologies. She has also explored poetry through performance and recitation. For her, poetry is more than a form of expression; it is a way of experiencing, understanding, and giving voice to the world around her. Poetry has remained one of the great loves of her life.