Sometimes, with friends
All they want to hear are
Lies that they need to believe in
Lies that won’t leave them broken
Lies that only a friend can tell.
#727 Tentang Kucing Di Atas Para
Sedang api marak menyala
Bahang panas memanggang bengis
Ujar kucing di atas para,
“Confirm ok,” sambil menangis.
#726 On Our Repentance
Now nothing is as what it was
The tide of Time is merciless
Your words have lost their honeyed gloss
Your fortunes now in slow egress
The gold you sold was rusted dross
And we repent in our duress.
#725 On Astringence
An astringent glance
Warns against the wayward wiles
Of red-blooded men.
#724 On Reading The Room
Eyes flit ‘cross the room:
Some glad, some glazed, some ablaze
What lurks in yon minds?
#723 Tentang Perburuan ke Penjara Dusta
Tiap insan berburu buru
Kejar harta kejar kuasa
Tiap saat meluru serbu
Tenat dalam penjara dusta.
#722 On Swimming Against the Tide
Swim against the tide?
But how to swim, when you are
Drowning in sorrow?
#721 Tentang Keanehan Manusia Yang Bermuka-muka
Aneh, bukan?
Betapa manusia itu berperan
Menipu dan bermuka-mukaan
Penuh perdaya dan pendustaan
Kenapa ya?
Sedangkan telah datang
Sinar hidayah paling terang
Pesanan dari Yang Maha Penyayang
Peringatan bagi jiwa yang terhilang
Maka ingatlah
Harus insaf dan berserah
Sebelum sangkakala meniup marah.
#720 On Making Your Own Ancestors
I grew up alone
And made my own ancestors
From books and your Love.
#719 Tentang Hari Keesokan
Jenuh memikirkan
Apakah alasan
Kau makin berjauhan
Dingin… terlalu dingin.
Pada malam itu
Jemari mulusmu kugenggam erat
Berat jiwa melawan kebekuan
Hatimu yang enggan
Pedih… terlalu pedih.
Dan keesokannya
Kau kirimkan kata perpisahan
Aku terlemas dalam tangisan
Mati. Hatiku mati.