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Senin, 26 April 2010

Frame of Blame

Looking out of lattice-frame
Downpour to blame
I still could see through the drops of rain
As if it were not cloudy
as I should have been

“What are you doing in this crazy rain?”
He frowned at me, but cheerfully
Nothing wrong, whispered I (rain was still heavy)

“Just go back home!”
He asked me, but weakly
Nothing there, shook I (overcast was over)

“I could not give you what is not there,”
He told me, but dimly
Nothing matter, said I, (rain should have been fixed)

“I should go.”
He left me, but tremblingly
Nothing more, knew I (overcast was casted back!)

Blown Rose’s Crown

A brittle rose was blown
One fall one failure
Fallen nerveless into the river
Drowned without its crown
Jump, it tried to
Hard, it was so
Cry, it only could do
Die, the only option to
the wings Nightingale fluttered
the tail Lion plopped down
the branch root the Tree stretched
the more the hope was gone
World goes around
No matter it is up or down
Life must go on
But die must be won

Minggu, 25 April 2010

Karna Karmamu*


Taukah kau?
otakku menumpul
ruang ini terasa hampa
indraku mati rasa
ini gak normal
mulai terasa abnormal
semuanya jungkir balik
sendi yang diyakini mulai tergoyahkan
rumah yang dibangun mulai teruntuhkan
mulai hancur
mulai retak
tak bersisa
tak tersisa
hanya kau berdiri di sini
di tepian hati
di tepian diri


*untuk lelakiku Rifqi

Melayang


di musim gugur ini
ada yang merekah di hati
sesuatu yang bersemayam
kini menggeliat terbangunkan
menatap tak berhenti
pada indahnya senyummu
tenggelam tak bertepi
pada kedalaman matamu

Kembang Perahu



Kembang Perahu

Ku mengerti mengapa malam begitu terang
Kau tau itu,
Ketika layar perahu mulai terkembang
Kau tutup pintu

Di luar sana angin berhembus kencang
Maafkan aku,
Tak ikut menjelang
Sebelum langit mulai membiru

Cepatlah pulang, harapanku
Mengapa hanya sauhmu
Berserak di pesisir pantai
Dimana kita terbit dan tenggelam


Arcata, April, 2010