Say your words

Say your words

if you are not willing to ask

you will be drowned in decisions

 if you withhold your words

your mouth cannot pronounce your desires

robbed

 

you will be treated like a stone

thrown away, discarded

or plucked out like grass

 

or open mouthed

can be filled with whatever

taking no role in anything

 

if you no longer dare ask

you will be the victim of decisions

do not imprison your pronouncements

 

if we enslave ourselves to fear

we will lengthen the line of slavery

 

Kemasan-Kentingan-Sorogenen

(Translation of Ucapkan Kata-Katamu)  

Source: 

Asia Pacific Solidarity Network (APSN) 

Url: http://www.asia-pacific-solidarity.net/southeastasia/indonesia/publications/prdbook/wijipoem.htm