Do you hear the broken branches, when the birds perch and sing merrily on the branches of the trees

Maybe what you always hear are fallen tree trunks in the roar of chainsaws in tropical forests

Do you hear the birds singing cheerfully in the morning, in the branches of the trees?

Maybe you just heard the news of the forest disappearing, only the fields of weeds remain

Indonesia, June 8, 2022

Kabar Ranting Patah

Apakah kau dengar ranting yang patah, saat burung-burung hinggap dan bernyanyi riang di dahan dan ranting pepohonan itu

Mungkin yang selalu kau dengar batang-batang pohon yang tumbang dalam deru gergaji mesin di hutan-hutan tropis

Apakah kau dengar burung-burung bernyanyi riang di pagi hari, di ranting-ranting pepohonan?

Mungkin hanya kau dengar kabar hutan yang menghilang, hanya tinggal ladang ilalang

Indonesia, 8 Juni 2022

Poem and photo by: @penyaircyber