Mid-Term Break

**Versi Asli (English)** **Mid-Term Break** I sat all morning in the college sick-bay. Counting bells knelling classes to a close. At two o'clock our neighbors drove me home. I swam in the lake. I kept quiet. In the porch I met my father crying. He had been crying. I was embarrassed By old men standing up to shake my hand. My mother was crying. But I did not cry. I lay in the cot room. My brother Lying in the four-foot box. In the snug, little box. For days and days. I was embarrassed By old men standing up to shake my hand. The baby cooed and laughed and rocked the pram When I came in, and I slipped his good shoe off. His forehead had a cold, hard stare. His legs were bent, his arms were raised. He was a child. *** **Terjemahan Bahasa Indonesia** **Libur Semester** Aku duduk sepanjang pagi di kamar sakit kampus. Menghitung lonceng lonceng yang menutup kelas. Pukul dua tetangga-tetangga mengantar aku pulang. Aku berenang di danau. Aku diam saja. Di serambi aku bertemu ayah yang menangis. Dia telah menangis. Aku malu Oleh pria-pria tua yang berdiri untuk menggenggam tanganku. Kakakku berbaring di kotak empat kaki. Dalam kotak yang nyaman dan kecil. Selama berhari-hari. Aku malu Oleh pria-pria tua yang berdiri untuk menggenggam tanganku. Bayi berbisik dan tertawa dan mengayuh pram Ketika aku masuk, dan aku menanggalkan sepatunya yang bagus. Keningnya memiliki tatapan dingin dan keras. Kakinya bengkok, tangannya terangkat. Ia adalah seorang anak.