A Point
1.
How I long for just a single point,
A point like Archimedes once sought,
Where, with a lever in hand, he claimed
He could move the whole wide world!
My mind and soul seek to discover
How this inner lever works
To never falter, never die.
2.
There I wish to find it
A place no time can shake,
Even if turned upside down
And spun around again.
A resting place for weary souls,
A golden treasure
Forever blessed.
3.
Archimedes spoke not in vain:
“Give me a firm place to stand,
A single point, and with my lever
I shall shake this frozen globe!”
Ah, how could one not find it?!
4.
I do not wish to push the world
Toward some unseen edge;
I only pray to God above
Forgive them, make their souls pure!
5.
It’s not mountains I seek to move,
Nor walls I want to hear my cries.
It’s my own faltering steps,
So often broken and drowned
In mud and endless fatigue,
On silent paths where shadows seethe.
6.
It’s hard to grasp that point
The one that won’t let me breathe at ease.
I searched too far beyond myself,
Devouring my very being,
Chewing, swallowing piece by piece.
7.
I’ve struggled ‘midst many voices,
Forgotten, burning in abandonment…
Ah, this stubborn point
Held tight by greedy hands.
8.
I could not join that point with Archimedes’ lever
It was never meant to be.
I sought this point and loved it dearly
A truth alive deep inside of me.
9.
Now I know I need no golden lever,
Nor land someone else finds for me.
This point is who I truly am,
With an open, generous heart.
So I tell myself:
When clouds darken the sky,
Rise up,
Move forward,
Challenge every doubt!
10.
Let me feel lucky in this world,
To struggle through storms untold.
Until I find that sacred point,
Where when I fall,
I’ll know how to rise and speak
To be strong, not weak!
11.
Then let that point be mine alone;
Let me find Archimedes’ lever at last.
May goodness and wisdom unite within,
And in my heart forever dwell!
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Written by Dr. Shpresa Fundo Gjergji
Albanian writer
Shpresa Fundo Gjergji is an Albanian author and scholar with an academic background in linguistics and a PhD in the field. She has a long-standing career as a lecturer in pre-university and university education in Albania and is recognized as a literary analyst and critic, with participation in national and international conferences and publications.
In recent years, she has devoted herself to creative writing, with a special focus on children’s literature and contemporary poetry. She has also worked as an editor and proofreader of poetic and literary works and is the author of numerous critical essays on Albanian writers.
Her poetry has been published in literary journals and newspapers in Albania, Kosovo, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom. She is also featured in several international poetry anthologies. Her work is characterized by deep human sensitivity, philosophical reflection, and an authentic poetic voice.