#807 On Joyfully Existing

I told you these things in all honesty
In the hope that these truths will help you to see
That there is a better way to live
A better way to be

Like ships passing each other in the night
We are lonely pilgrims, lost in our own plight
There is a better way to live
To walk towards the light

What does it mean to be a better human being?
What does it mean to experience every feeling
What does it mean to live
To be joyfully existing?

#802 Tentang Hati Yang Bermain Sembunyi

Kenali hatimu ini
Yang terlalu mahir bermain sembunyi
Lemas dalam selaksa teka-teki
Tewas dengan kelekaan duniawi

Bacalah getar hatimu
Bahasa debar yang mencoret rindu
Ingin mengejar redha yang Satu
Namun tergelincir dek hasut sang Seteru

Dengarlah bisikannya
Hati yang merayu desak irama
Ingin restu yang Maha Esa
Ingin patuh tunduk pada-Nya.

#791 Tentang Bebuihan di Lautan

Dan nikmat mana lagi yang mau engkau dustakan
Sedangkan kita semua persis debu hina di jalanan
Tak mampu meragut walau sekelumit makna
Tapi megah membongkak mendabik mendunia
Apa engkau masih belum dan enggan sedar?
Tanpa Dia, kita hanya buih-buih di lautan terhampar!

#787 On Kati’s Dreaming

She lies content on the green sofa
Her soft breathing barely audible
Against the piano music that fills the room
A quiet respite from a torrid existence
Of fast cars and strangers and concrete flooring

What are you dreaming of, Kati?
Another bite of kibble, or the hope of domestic welcome?

#782 On My Refutation

Inert and stifled by the gravest fears
I mull a future hidden in the bind
My mind, a box of cold and doubtful gears
Attempts escape from this unwholesome grind
A grappling with the starkness of these days
Demands a refutation of this faze.