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Herry Dim
turmoilisrockingmycountry
and it is a new scene
we are all playing now
it is a scene where
political statement
becomes a tyrant over politics itself
a declaration of life's struggles
becomes a tyrant over life itself
art criticism becomes a tyrant over art itself
even the body
becomes a tyrant over other bodies
while words tyranize the world of meaning
in this scene
we slaughter each other
in this scene
turmoilisrockingmycountry
lahaulawalaquwwataillabillah
but of course
the struggle is not over yet
friend
translated by j. diamond
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Rendra
untittled
Bulan berdarah
dalam prasasti sejarah.
Nyanyian malam hutan Priangan.
Pisau kiriman angin.
Selendang sutra alam gaib.
Mama!
Bau lembut dan dalam dari kudukmu.
Merah jambu puting susu
dalam nyanyian sepanjang masa.
Maret 2000*)
*)this poem originaly written on canvas and became
a part of the painting.
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