What comes to mind when the world falls silent...

What comes to mind when the world falls silent
Is a playback of a scene
Where the two of us meet
Are the words that were said between you and me

What comes to mind when the night fades out
Is the wounds we created out
Of the mistakes we failed to avoid

And...
Streaming down my face are the truths I refuse to see

(Depok, Mei 2013)

Tanya

Apa ini yang kurasa?
Siapa engkau yang membayangi hari-hariku?
Samakah kau dan dirinya?
Apa engkau orang yang sama dengan dia yang akrab namun tak kunjung sampai tanganku menggapai?

Lalu mengapa kau berbeda?
Mengapa engkau berkelana dalam lubuk hatiku?
Mengapa engkau begitu dekat hingga sakit rasanya aku begitu kuat memelukmu?

Beritahu aku,
Siapa engkau yang tega nian membuntutiku sepanjang hari, yang tega nian berisik di pikiranku?
Samakah kau dengan dia yang kadang dingin melihatku, yang di lain waktu begitu dekat hingga hangat tubuhnya merembes ke kulitku?

(Depok, 19 September 2013)

A Wobbly Night

Right now I'm supposed to be doing my literature review for my academic writing class. 

Been doing it under the surveillance of sympathetic sun and moon for twice cycle. I know I should've been sleeping since six hours ago... I have class at 9. Yet, I don't want to hurry it. I know I can produce better writing if I do it step by step, slowly and carefully. 

My corpus is The Godfather by Mario Puzo; not the Hollywood best-selling movie directed by Francis F. Coppola. Found that there are so many analysis about the movies, almost none about the book. Too bad. I honestly believe people should pay more attention to this beautifully written book.