My poemes are not in English, should I share them and translate into English?

I have a collection of poems written in a small European language. I am gathering the courage to show them to someone. But if I translate them and show them here, the poems lose a lot of meaning. Do you think I should still do it?

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Sicarium · 46-50, M

I wouldn't translate them. Maybe rewrite them if you think you can pull it off while keeping the original meaning.

sumojumo · 36-40, M

@Sicarium Tnx, I will make a small experiment, to see how it goes. Not a word by word translation, just an attempt to capture the meaning. Yes, that sounds like good advice.