Anthology of wounds - Arct

DRITA ÇOMOAnthology of WoundsDrita Çomo was born in Tiranain 1958. In November 1960, whenshe was only two years old, herfamily was interned because of thepolitical sentencing of her mother,Liri Belishova. Her father, MaqoÇomo, was also persecuted by theCommunist regime. She spentpart her childhood and adolescenceinterned in Kuç of Vlora andthen in Progonat of Kurvelesh. At the end of all she wasinterned in Cërrik, where she finished high school, butbecause of the incurable sickness and the malevolenceof others, she was not allowed to give the final test requiredto earn a high school diploma. The sickness advancedand on February 19, 1981, at a very young ageshe died at the oncology hospital of Tirana. In the mosttragic moment of her life, she was prohibited to have hermother near her, remaining alone until she died.“22 years… so little time…So little time to know so muchpain…”That was she had written in a poem that expressedgrowing up with pain.“How can bear all these years - close to irons, the shortestappointmentsWhen the pessimism is interlaced with goodnessIn the eyes the spring has comeIt happens to smile with beautiful children on the road65