I travel through the air
hopping across radio waves
hopping across radio waves
on the air you cannot lie
radio waves cannot be silenced
by knives and guns
on the air there is no ban
the minister of foreign affairs,
the minister of information, the president
can’t talk as they please
on the air a thousand voices speak
they can’t be made uniformed
when a bullet explodes
its echoes travel to all continents
violence rings to millions of world citizens
the stink spreads far, no one can bury it
on the air the tyrant is a naked emperor
old, fat and ridiculous
(Translation of Aku berkelana di udara)
Translated by Eliza Vitri Handayani
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DOI 10.1177/0306422017730970