Gej apo Shqiptar?

Një mbasdite Marsi, mbas një dite të lodhshme pune, qindra të rinj, me vetëm një hall mbi supe, mbrojtjen e dinjitetit komunitar, protestuan egërsisht me thirrjet ‘Lezha është e pastër, nuk ka homoseksualë’. Argumenti i tyre bindës ishte se ‘ne jena shqiptarë, s’mun’ t’jena gej”. Medemek të qënit shqiptar dhe homoseksual janë dy identitete përjashtuese.

You cried

You cried and told me in a lowered voice,

that I was treating you like a whore.

Back then I didn’t care much for your tears.

I loved you, without knowing I loved you.

When you feel very sad

I won’t be here, I will depart,

decayed in soil, like other men.

At the café dear to my heart,

waiters will not see me again.

Longing

Some raindrops hit the pane.

Suddenly, for you I long.

So seldom do we see each other,

In this city where we both belong.