My neighbour next door
- my neighbour next door
can make very good flutes from bamboo
and can play many tunes
- my neighbour next door
often borrows the guitar
to sing with his children
one of his ears is ruined
struck with a rifle butt
my neighbour next door
lives as if behind fortress walls
always watching
checking for danger
my neighbour next door
was terrorised before
Kalangan-solo, November 1991
(Translation of Tetangga Sebelahku)
- Source:
Asia Pacific Solidarity Network (APSN)
Url: http://www.asia-pacific-solidarity.net/southeastasia/indonesia/publications/prdbook/wijipoem.htm