Category Archives: Bahasa dan Sastra
The Top 5 Reasons I Want to Learn Bahasa Indonesia
This Saturday, I am going to Jogjakarta to study Bahasa Indonesia for a few days.
Here are some of the reasons why I am spending my fall break in a school, instead of in Thailand on a beach or on a boat off the coast of Borneo.
1) Respect
I see learning the language of the place you live a sign of respect. It’s like saying, “I know I am in your space, and I want you to see me as someone who can learn from you.” Perhaps it is because of the dynamic between races in the States, but being a presence in a space that is inhabited largely by people who are less financially blessed seems like an intrusion not only physically, but mentally as well. It seems as if basic competence in Bahasa Indonesia is a small price to pay for the potential of being able to “level” with…
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Telepon Tengah Malam
Oleh: Rivelno
Menjelang dini hari telepon selalu berdering
suaranya nyaring nyaris melengking
ku biarkan saja, sebab kutahu tidak ada suara siapa-siapa di ujung sana
setiap kutanya, “ini siapa?”
“ini rindu,” jawabnya.
Bekasi, 2013
Sesak
Sesak aku.
Kau di sana jauh.. sudah lewat pula lama kita bicara
Sejarah lama tak lagi sama. Inginku lagi terulang tapi kutunggu tak datang.
Kutanya bapa kenapa dan bagaimana selanjutnya, tapi tiada jawabnya, tunggu saja.. tunggu saja..
Sesak aku menunggu
Sesak aku menerawang sudut meja
Sesak aku bernapas.. atau memang napasku sesak
Sesak jantungku berdetak.. bersyukur ia masih berdetak..
Adrenalin memaksa menerjang.. cukup sudah..cape sesak.
Seperti tanpa harapan.. atau harapan kosong..tapi tetap berharap..mendesah, menyesak, menyakiti sisi relung jendela hati.
Siapa sajalah.. aku tak peduli lagi walau jelas saja bohong.
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Jauh itu jarak..lama itu waktu.
sesak ini detak desah ini napas..ini tetap napas.. aku masih hidup..
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