Three Act Death
Act I
My childhood love
killed in war.
Act II
My two-year-old son
most likely has autism.
Act III
You
stopped loving me.
Smrt u tri čina
I čin
Moja ljubav iz detinjstva
poginula u ratu.
II čin
Moj dvogodišnji sin
najverovatnije ima autizam.
III čin
Ti
prestao da me voliš.
Danijela Trajković is a Serbian poet, short story writer, reviewer and translator. She holds an MA in English language and literature from the University of Philosophy in Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia. Her work has been published worldwide in journals, newspapers and anthologies, including, most recently, World Poetry Almanac, edited by Dr Hadaa Sendoo, and Balkan Poetry Today, edited by Tom Phillips. Danijela’s first book of translated poetry, 22 Wagons, was published in 2018 by Istok Academia, Knjaževac.