Poem for tonight's poetry slam in Ubud

Pesembahan persembahan (Offerings)

Ada gumitir di dalam canang sari

Ada satu gumitir di dalam canang sari

Ada bunga gumitir di dalam canang sari

Ada satu bunga gumitir di dalam canang sari

Itu persembahan kepada roh bagus

Yang memjaga bumi sehat

Itu persembahan kepada dewa dewi

Yang bawa kami cinta damai

Ada sampah plastik dibuang sembarangan

Ada sampah plastik di tanah

Ada sampah plastik di kiri, di laut

Ada sampah plastik di mana mana

Ada sampa plastik terkecil di luar

Itu di dalam ombak dan es

Di dalam ikan - di dalam hewan

Di dalam anak anak manusia

Itu persembahan kepada roh jahat

Yang membuat bumi penyakit

Itu persembahan kepada devil devil

Yang bawa kita kehancuran

There's a marigold - In the palm leaf offering

A single marigold - In the palm leaf offering

A flower marigold - In the palm leaf offering

A single flower marigold - In the palm leaf offering

It is an offering to the gods and goddesses

That bring us love and peace most dear

It is an offering to the gentle spirits

That help guard the health of this sphere

There's plastic trash thrown just anywhere 

There's plastic trash on the ground

Plastic trash in the stream plastic trash in the sea

There's plastic trash all around

There's tiny particles minuscule outside

And inside the waves and the ice

It's inside the fish - inside the fauna

In the children of this paradise

It is an offering to the evil spirits

Which drag us toward earthly ruin

It is an offering to the demons and devils

Whose goal is our total undoing

Ada gumitir di dalam canang sari

Ada bunga gumitir di dalam canang sari

There's a single marigold in the palm leaf offering

Ada satu bunga gumitir di dalam canang sari

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