Awan kelabu mendekat
Bergerak ke arah Timur
Bergegas kian cepat, bergumpal-gumpal
Mengusir awan seputih kapas di atasnya
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Pepohonan gelisah
Ingin berlari tapi tak kuasa
Sesekali merunduk memanjatkan doa
Agar badai tak menumbangkannya
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Senja segera tiba
Mentari muram
Meratapi nasibnya
Yang tak bisa menerangi lagi
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Lalu hujan rintik-rintik
Membasuh bumi
Melumatkan penat
Menyejukkan nurani
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Ia tinggalkan sesal
Ia tutup lembaran kemarin
Penanya menggoreskan kertas tak bergaris
Dengan kata-kata penuh asa
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Lalu, tahun berganti
Harapan tinggal harapan
Diseret rantai besi untuk dikapalkan
Lalu ditenggelamkan di tengah Samudra
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Ucapan asal diucapkan
Kata-katanya jadi petuah
Diiyakan semua bawahannya
Pusing, bagaimana nantilah
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Dia berceloteh
Dari mimpinya semalam
Tak perlu lagi memanggil penafsir mimpi
Mimpinya adalah kebenaran
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Segerombolan kutu merayap satu-satu
Tak disadari telah menyerang keempat kaki kursi
Menyamar serupai warna kursi
Membisikkan hikayat seribu satu malam
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Tetua negeri menepi
Kuatir kena hardik
Disenyapkan
Diasingkan
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Tak perlu dikaji
Tutup mata …
Laksanakan saja
Jadi maka jadilah
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Batas itu ia terabas
Padahal ia tahu konsekuensinya
Bakal memangsa apa saja
Membawa gelombang derita
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Faisal Basri is currently senior lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia and Chief of Advisory Board of Indonesia Research & Strategic Analysis (IRSA). His area of expertise and discipline covers Economics, Political Economy, and Economic Development.
His prior engagement includes Economic Adviser to the President of Republic of Indonesia on economic affairs (2000); Head of the Department of Economics and Development Studies, Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia (1995-98); and Director of Institute for Economic and Social Research at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia (1993-1995), the Commissioner of the Supervisory Commission for Business Competition (2000-2006); Rector, Perbanas Business School (1999-2003).
He was the founder of the National Mandate Party where he was served in the Party as the first Secretary General and then the Deputy Chairman responsible for research and development. He quit the Party in January 2001. He has actively been involved in several NGOs, among others is The Indonesian Movement.
Faisal Basri was educated at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Indonesia where he received his BA in 1985 and graduated with an MA in economics from Vanderbilt University, USA, in 1988.
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