What do Albanians have to be afraid of?
(besides speaking, eating, breathing, witnessing)
Their superstitions?
(bad luck, evil eyes, curses)
Their government?
(communist, socialist, democratic, all corrupt, all holding on to power)
Their family?
(honor costs)
Instability?
(the only thing we know is a city of stone)
Anarchy?
(i thought this is what it was to be free)
Who is the enemy?
(it shapeshifts)
Who is good and who is bad?
(your neighbor probably knows)
Is this the only story?
(it’s the only we’ve been told)
we tried to take our fate in our own hands
(by leaving)
citizenship statuses changes hands like cash
(converted currency)
might be worth more
elsewhere.
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