The heroine
The neighbour on the other side of the narrow lane
was a heroin addict but had been "clean" for several months
and he had become a fun,a learned man to converse with.
He was not in his house, but the tape was playing the same
song over and over again "don`t tell on me…" I think.
It was dark outside I stood on the terrace and saw his shadow
at his door and knew he was dead.
His shadowy appearance shocked me I had seen a ghost,
went inside and said to my wife Victor is dead.
I saw his last thoughts. Nonsense,
she snorted you are frightening me he is out with his friends,
with "friends" she meant gays, yes Victor was gay in a small
a society that frowns upon homosexuality.
They found him dead he had succumbed to the craving
had taken an overdose of this devilish stuff.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem