ELI, LAMA AZAVTANI?

A poetry by N. Diana

(Picture by Oscar Keys)

I am ill

filled with

putrid wounds

my innermost being

is festering

my God, my God.

why has Thou forsaken me?

West Borneo, December 2010

This poetry is an English version of Eli, Lama Azavtani in my first poetry book in Indonesian Language, Lelaki di Biara. Translation by Michael Linden.

Indonesian version:

ELI, LAMA AZAVTANI?

Aku sakit

penuh luka

busuk

dengan batin bernanah:

Eli Eli Lama Azavtani?

Kalimantan Barat, Desember 2010

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