FLASH
Shkruar nga Kreshnik Spahiu
Today was election day, but no one cared. The rain was the most important news...
Today was a gloomy day, a day with lightning, a dark day, a depressing day for society and the parties. The rain was relentless, as if it wanted to wash the scum out of all the political parties.
Today Albania woke up to rain. As a Mediterranean people who bake in the sun for 300 days, it is not uncommon to be frightened by the rain or to hide from a few drops of water. Rain used to be considered a blessing. This was when Albania had environmental protection and 90% of the country was green and forested.
Over the years, as cities became overrun by concrete and covered in dust, people changed their tunes according to time and place.
Every time it rains, people say: "It washed away the mud."
Today, the raindrops didn't wash away. Today was election day, but no one cared. The rain was the most important news. No one went to the polls, not for fear of the rain, but because of the ink.
There were no new parties at the ballot boxes, because they were dissolved by the autumn rain and it turned out that they had neither pigment, nor color, nor candidate.
The opposition was not at the ballot boxes, because a century of rain is not enough to cleanse its tarnished face among the people.
The government was not among the boxes, either, which is drowning not only from the downpour, but also from a glass of water poisoned by the poison of the corrupt pandemic that has no vaccine to save it.
Party fans were absent from the ballot boxes today, just like the stadium steps are empty because no one goes to watch a game whose outcome is known.
Today, the people were absent, not because they were wet from the rain, but because they have been looking for sun for years and cannot be illuminated by matches that go out with a drop of rain or lighters without gas as soon as the slightest breeze blows.
Today's rain was a day of meditation, which clarified people's vision, washed away makeup from tricked-out faces, bleached actors' masks, and highlighted how polluted Albania has become.
Bojkot total politikës të këtij vendi nga i gjithë populli! Vetëm kjo na shpëton...