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27 invasion and struggle are prominent and give an ultimate meaning in these poems, even though the words “invasion and struggle” are not presented in the text. Textual details of these poems invoke strong imagery related to invasion; sea, ships, sky, blood an d death; “erupting skysea were cries in agony”. The second stanza of “My Sea of Timor” which is “sky is not minesea is not mine” in line one and the line three of “I am at war”, these images and the diction of “the sky is not mine sea is notblood grav estone” describe how the Timorese struggle against the invaders. Xanana in the poems has a role as a speaker and he is able to create the full meaning of the theme “invasion” and the struggle. Immersed in my thoughts I was suddenly shaken From the sea, my sea, out of the bellies of ships, tremors came I looked at the erupting sky, and the size of the sea were cries of agony the smell of dust and blood the pebbles of the gravestone and the pretty shells traced the destiny of the Homeland Gusmao, 1975- 1999, stanza 1, lines 1-2, stanza 2, lines, 1-3 and stanza 3,lines 1-3,5,7 and lines 8-11 Three stanzas of “My Sea of Timor” above, the tone of the speaker which is Xanana Gusmao, conveys a profound sense of grief and disintegration of the Timorese from the invasion, through a series of dictions ; “out of the bellies of ships 28 erupting sky cries of agony smell of dust and blood the pebbles of the gravestone .” These are the dictions and images that capture military force and the struggle of the Timorese which did not directly stated by Xanana, he just shows concrete images which also dictions “dust and blood grave stone” and which is representing the destruction of the livelihood of the Timorese. This poem shows Xanana‟s personal experience as “an eye witness” pronoun I of the atrocity and the fall of his country . Through series of images also set the tone which reflects Xanana‟s concerns the destiny of his country and the people. He fears that the Timorese were unable to defend themselves “My Sea of Timor” is exposes sorrowful reality and the detail of modern military war machine during the invasion of Suharto‟s military regime and the description of the Timorese struggle. In the last two lines of the “My Sea of Timor” Xanana shows the courage t o “trace the destiny of the homeland”, even though the realities show that against such mighty military power, the Timorese have no chance in defending their country which represent by the title of the poem “My Sea of Timor.” This poem is a portrait of occupation that taken the Timorese by surprise and took many lives of the Timorese “I was suddenly shaken from the sea of my sea tremor came erupting skythe smell of dust and blood the pebbles of grave stone”, Xanana as a witness the atrocity of that committed by the invaders. Further, in the poem “I am at War”, Xanana depicts his own involvement in the struggle against the occupation, as reflected through the title and also presented 29 through the dictions of „I and mine‟. In this poem, Xanana presents the image of the war vulgarly that represent the Timorese struggle ; war costs people‟s life and the lost of the country “the sky is not minethe sea is not mine life is only gain by death”: I am at war the sky is not mine I am at war the sea is not mine, I am at war and life is won only in death in the hope of regaining my sea Xanana, 1975-1999, stanza 1, lines 2-7 Through the image of the „the sky‟, he addresses that the use of military power is not only by the war ships but also by using war planes to win the battle over Timorese. „Sky‟ which Xanana presents is representing war planes and the „the sea‟ is the representation of war ships. In the poem “I am at war”, Xanana captures the real condition of Timorese people during struggling against oppressor. Many Timorese lost their life for defending their motherland. Timorese were forced to fight the war that they never wanted. The tone suggests a struggle against colonial superior military power; Xanana and the people of Timor Leste have no chance in defending their country. However, in the last line of the poem, there is still a hope that one day the Timorese will gain their freedom and country “in the hope of regaining my sea.” These two poems, “My Sea of Timor” and “I am at war” are a portrayal of Suha rto‟s military invasion of Timor Leste on 7 December 1975 under pretext of