The Sun is out, but
I am here, hunched over these
Trivial little things.
Tentang Pembaziran Masa
Habis madu sepah dibuang
Kerna kumbang bunga terkeji
Habis masa bazir melayang
Demi wayang masyuk sendiri.
On Pageantry
A hundred people
Locked up in this hall all day
Empty pageantry.
On Having Fun at Work
“A fun place to work?
Just treat us with dignity!”
Loud applause erupts.
Tentang Sumbu Diri dan Kehidupan Bekerja
Hari hari menatang kerja
Tanpa lelah siap tugasan
Sumbu diri berkobar nyala
Sakit sengal masing rahsiakan.
On Sungkai
Early morning
And I am on the road again
Not quite sure
For whom
And for what
Life is full of such
Moments of incomprehension
We often do what we must
Even if we are not quite sure
For whom
And for what
And when and how and why.
Tentang Tokoh-Tokoh Berjiwa Tikus
Watak kerdil bercakap besar
Otak pejal berlagak pintar
Kerja malas beralas gambus
Begitulah sang tokoh tikus!
On Staying Calm
Calm down. Relax. No one is looking. Everyone else is busy Fretting over their own lives, Their own dreams and conceits and vanities To notice what you just said, Or the existential angst That burns like midnight fire Through each line Of that LinkedIn post that you just wrote.
On Powerpoint
They pay me to draw
Fancy boxes and squiggles
With “mouse” and “paper”.
Tentang Pencarian di Sebalik Baris-Baris Excel
Aku mencarimu, Tuhanku
Di antara baris-baris aksara ini
Yang menggumpalkan merah hitam nikmatMu
Yang menghitungkan segala ciptaanMu
Selembar demi selembar
Aku menzikirkan semua kurniaan ini
Setiap selirat sungaian rahmat
Setiap tandan buahan lazat
Deru luruhnya menggunung ranum
Manis nikmat menguntum senyum
Nah, ternyatalah
Setiap baris dan lajur
Yang terbentang luas ini
Tiada tercukup untuk mengira setiap rezeki
Tiada terangkum acap syukur kami.