It is time to love each other,
for you to have faith in me when I say: Courage,
for me to have faith in you when you say: Courage.
Many traps you concocted for my stubborn head,
many weapons were …
Author: armend
A political scientist and poetry lover. Educated in Britain, he works for the Stockholm-based International IDEA, an organization dedicated to peace and democratization around the world.
Fatos Arapi’s “Homeland”
“Homeland” by Fatos Arapi (1930–2018), Albanian poet
Homeland is hurt, is hurt,
Like April with a saddened soul,
Homeland is the cross, the cross,
You hold it – and it holds you whole.
Homeland is the promised place,
You tread …