Aku ingin bisa berdiri sendiri
AKu sunggung ingin bisa...
Tapi kenapa tak sastu pun tangan
yang mau melepas
Selalu saja ada tangan tangan
yang mendiri, atau menarik
membuatku tak seimbang
seakan ingin menjatuhkan
tanpa belas
Bahkan kadang orang tua dan sahabatku sendiri
Tapi... maaf, aku tahu kalian sebenarnya hanya mau membantu
atau hanya butuh aku
Jadi tak adik kalau aku bilang kalian jahat
Maaf ya...
Tapi tolong... biarkan aku berdiri!
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I want to be able to stand up by myself
I really want to...
But why no one
wants to let go
there's always hands
pushing... and pulling
making me unbalanced
as if pushing me down
without mercy
Sometimes even my parents and my best friends
But... I'm sorry, i know you actually want to help
or just need me
And it's not fair if i say you are mean to me
Apologize...
But please... let me stand up!
Aulia S.
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Journey To My Heart
PoesíaMy old poems... Some originally written in my native language, Indonesian, then translated.