Vivy's Page - Poetic License - I Am Not That, That Is Not Me

Original Poetry Index

English

No Words Are
~Angst
Down The Road
~Friendship; Aspirational
Colours
~Reflection
This
~Reflection
A Truth
~Reflection
Friends
~Reflection
Unlimit
~Reflection
I Miss the Days We Didn't Have Cell Phones
~Reflection
Simple Endeavors
~Reflection; Religious
Constant
~Friendship
A Waste of Heart
~Reflection
Recycled
~Reflection
I Am Not That, That Is Not Me
~Reflection
Physical Attraction
~Romance; Reflection
Love in the Mind's Eye
~Reflection; Romance
The Rose
~Reflection
Let
~Aspirational
Change
~Reflection
Uncommitted
~Reflection; Friendship
Within Me Within You
~Religious
Simplicity
~Reflection
Something About
~Reflection
Up
~Reflection; Ode
Halfway to Full Light
~Ode; Reflection
Life Is Waiting
~Humor; Reflection
Life Is Musing
~Humor; Reflection

Indonesian

Lagi
~Romance
Tidak Seromantis Shakespeare
~Romance; Angst
Awan
~Romance; Angst
Dua Sisi
~Romance; Angst
Sepotong Langit Di Pintu Kamarku
~Reflection
Pertemuan Langit
~Romance
Lakon
~Romance; Angst
Sampan Ini Membawa Kita
~Romance
Hangat
~Romance
Di Sela Pepohonan
Ode
Sisa-sisa Satu Cerita Kita
~Romance; Angst
Kedengarannya Seperti Hujan
~Angst

Eng-Ind Bilingual

Menjelang Tujuh (Almost Seven)
~Ode

Chinese

說聲朋友
~Friendship
心光亮路
~Reflection
風的緣故
~Reflection

I Am Not That, That Is Not Me

I'm female, Indonesian, a Buddhist.

Please don't judge me based on my femaleness.
Some features I have, some I don't.
Please don't judge females by looking at me.
I don't always act up to the characteristics.

I'm female, Indonesian, a Buddhist.

Please don't judge me because of my nationality.
It shapes me to a certain extent, but I'm universal.
Please don't judge my country by how I am.
She has more than me, and my ideology might not be hers.

I'm female, Indonesian, a Buddhist.

Please don't judge me by your expectation of a Buddhist.
I am still struggling in my practice.
Please don't judge the teachings by what I am.
Not all the right ways I'm able to let you see.

I'm female, Indonesian, a Buddhist.

Please get rid of these labels.
Our social life demands, but your mind doesn't have to.
Please, myself, let go of these labels.
You are less than all that, more than all that.

Kent Ridge Hall
6 November 2003