We Are One

Seeing through the map
All I can see is a wide area
17500 islands and the top 5 big
34 provinces with its inhabitants
Circumstances by wide blue salt water
Home of numerous different culture
With all these uniqueness, language, religion
All the difference and the diversity 
We called it, Home
Homeland, a nice place to live
The more diverse, the more balanced it becomes
The more diverse, the more we miss this place anywhere we go
We are one, IndONEsia

Surabaya, 16 Oct 2017, 23:50
by Alya Syifa Desyanti

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Author note :

I made this poetry, in order to join writing competition

 that held by HIMSI (Himpunan Mahasiswa Sastra Inggris) 
Universitas Bina Nusantara.

I decided to join first but I didn;t make it.

Surprisingly, The deadline of competition was extended, 

so I bravely to make one.

It was in the middle of midterm, and I was confused from

 many things as well.

I had lunch at Lazizaa and wrote some words to

 make poem.

Actually, on that night supposed to study Amdal 

but I ended up sleeping -__- *
I am a light sleeper and a sleepyhead as well.

I woke up at 22 and continue add some phrase and stanza

, and booyah.
I sent that to committee at 23:50, 9 minutes before 

deadline sigh

For your information, the title is inspired from EXO. 

We Are One, EXO :D

and the result come,

I was shocked because I opened the email late, 

so I checked again on the website

I was chosen to make a final bruh what a day. 

I never expected that my poetry make it.

For the final, the finalist can make an option

 to attend the judgement at Binus or via Skype.
I chose the second option bcz, I lived far from Jakarta

 and due to many college's tasks huh

For the first time I made a call from skype

 (I had the account but never make a call, hehe)

At first I thougt it will be video call but only voice call,

I explained what my poetry about, and my

 interpretation of that and the judge wrote the

 comment via chat.

Comment
1st judges

thank you very much for your submission, your tittle has a very strong message. and I see here that you wanted to describe Indonesia inthe beginning of the stanza. But I think the information here is too direct. It could havebeen more poetic. But I like the lastline how you captalize the one in Indonesia.

2nd judge
Thankl you very much for your submission, i get the feeling that your  poem is sincere despite the limited vocabulary and your submission also have a strong tittle. And i also like you captalize the one in Indonesia

3rd judge
Hi Alya, it is a very simple poem. And then i actually likethe first and the last lines. The first you said "see throughthe map" but you also mention one cannot be seen through the map. So Indonesia is more than just a geography, but I also hoping   that you elaborate this in your presentation

Yeah, I did not make as a champion,

 but Thanky You for the experience.

Anyway, You can send me call or chat via

 Skype id : alyades :)