Dorothea Rosa Herliany, translated by Claire Potter
Published as a part of Cordite Poetry Review — 40.1: INDONESIA, Nov 04, 2012
Originally published as Pendaratan yang Salah.
Buy the things she wants
A bauble heart in the wind––
Drink cream-brandy, sing along
To the pin-pricks of the clocks.
Place the jackpot under a cow patty
Sow lavender into each row
Thread trip wires into the violins
I move in the dark against.
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