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In West Sumatra they call rendang

randang. Neither shares a root

with rending. Rose and rose

have French and Frisian roots

you can’t hear. Context makes

the difference clear. Here lies one

whose name was writ in bahasa.

Here are words I’ve said

in memory of her who I could

never speak to. Tjandra Sari,

I call you wrongly. Rend me

rightly. Rootless and unclear.