"Poem of the Night"
Written the night before leaving for Sumatra
It is funny and wonderful,
this feeling of excitement and exhilaration,
when I think of the hard wooden-planked floor
of where I shall sleep for 12 nights to come
But they are far from hard or cold.
They represent the spirit of Balik Kampung,
of Gotong Royong,
of Mari Kita Jaga Bersama, Jaga Orangutan Sumatra.
I will wake up from the soft comfort
of my bed at home in 5 hours and 35 minutes.
I will take a cab to the airport which is overpriced,
at some ungodly hour,
carrying goodness knows what on my back,
And I am exhilarated:)
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