Aku kembali setelah tersesat lama dalam belantara seni
                           I have returned after wandering long in the jungle of poetry
                           masih teringat aku mundar-mandir di Taman Ismail Marzuki Jakarta
                            I could still remember walking aimlessly at Taman Ismail Marzuki Jakarta
                           aku tidak ketemu apa-apa kecuali nostalgia penyair jembel
                            I found nothing except that nostalgic moment of a poor poet
                           keyakinanku kini berputik kembali apabila aku melihat
                            my confidence grew again when I saw
                           meja Jose Rizal untuk menyampaikan amanat terakhir
                            Jose Rizal's table last he used to write
                           sebelum dia menemui tali gantung
                           before he was sent to the gallow
                           di tangan penjajah Sepanyol di Fort Santiago Manila
                            by the Spanish at the Fort of Santiago in Manila
                           lantas aku teringatkan anak-anak kecil di jalanan
                           and I could still remember those kids on the road
                           di kota Bangkok
                            in Bangkok city
                           tika aku tersepit dalam perut teksi dari
                            when I was trapped in a taxi
                            Dong Muang ke hotel penginapan
                            from Dong Muang to the hotel
                            jambangan bunga yang dihulurkan itu memberi
                            that bouquet of flowers has endowed  me
                            semangat baru padaku
                            with the new spirit
                            walaupun aku tidak terfikir untuk memilikinya
                            even though I have never thought of possessing it
                            pengemis di San Francisco yang pernah kuhampiri juga
                            a beggar in San Francisco whom I encountered
                            memberi kekuatan ilham untuk kuciptakan
                            gave me the strength to create another masterpiece
                            bait-bait baru
                            with new stanza
                            setelah sekian lama aku terluka dalam perjalanan
                            after a long touching journey
                            yang entah bila akan ketemu
                            I'll  never know when
                            penghujungannya
                            I gonna find the end
                            di sini aku kembali lagi
                           now I have returned
                            membawa semangat baru
                            with new aspiration
                            persis pejuang
                            just like a warrior
                            yang membawa misi yang belum selesai
                            this mission will definitely never end
                            tentunya aku akan menyapa kembali mereka yang
                            and I'll be meeting those familiar faces
                            pernah ku temui
                            whom I have met before
                            dalam belantara yang  tidak membolehkan aku
                            in the forest that will never enable me
                            menjadi seorang jutawan
                            to be a millionaire
                            dengan untaian kata-kata
                            with just mere words
                            di atas kertas
                            on papers
                           pengalaman silam.
                            of past experience.
 

            The above poem appeared in July 99 issue of Dewan Sastera
            (A well-known Malaysian literary magazine).
 

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