TE17 Mysterious Montenegro

Lena Ruth Stefanović

Genius dead writer In my bedroom I know what he is going to say, don’t ask me how, I simply do “…In vulgar dictatorships, it is obvious, best survive those who least deserve it … Between those in power and the people is fear regulating loyalty” [Marginalije i moralije, deo CCXXXXI; Službeni glasnik, 2014].

“No”, he repeats and starts laughing,

“It’s that you left your umbrella at my house…”

I get up early I run to the crossroad of the streets of Freedom and Gold sellers The two streets cross each other in the heart of my city Freedom and Gold, two paradigms Antonyms or not, antitheses … Depends whom you ask

Officially, the street of Gold merchants is named after Duke Miljan Vukov 4 ,

You must admit it’s another discourse Breathing heavily I arrive to the house where Pekic used to live It’s a coffee shop now (what else?)

It smells of baked pastry and freshly brewed coffee

4 . Duke Miljan Vukov Vešović (1820-1886), Duke of the Vasojevići tribe, a historic Montenegrin Highland tribe and a territorial unit in northeaster of the country 46