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aku sedih
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aku utuh
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aku putih
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do i ever cross your mind?
so beautiful is the full moon
its beauty takes me to that afternoon
when the big brothers knocked on the door
bringing with them furor and horror.
darling, do i ever cross your mind?
so beautiful is the full moon
its beauty takes me to that afternoon
when you held my hand for the last time
while the big brothers took their time
to rip me off from my prime.
darling, do I ever cross your mind?
so beautiful is the full moon
its beauty takes me to that afternoon
but the big brothers’ palace offers no beauty
its only grace is cruelty.
darling, do i ever cross your mind?
this concrete floor feels so cold
even the full moon can’t warm me
this fragile frame has grown old
i need you here to hold me.
darling, do i ever cross your mind?
i’ve been jailed here for eternity
i am here for asking for liberty
they say the biggest brother’s retired to divinity
will the next biggest brother remember my calamity
provided I help him to reach his destiny.
darling, do i ever cross you mind?
i ask because i feel forgotten.
October 3, 2008
Tonight is so cold
tonight is so cold
there’s no one to hold
nothing told
he’s not here to scold.
he’s been hauled
to the gaol
by the law so old
for too bold
telling something not to be told.
tonight is so cold.
September 19, 2008
aku yang telanjang tapi tidak berdosa
bagiku ketelanjangan adalah hal biasa
Bagi engkau yang tidak biasa
aku hargai karna kita beda.
kau lihatlah aku tak malu sama sekali
meski yang kututupi hanya batang zakarku saja
tak ada beban, tiada dosa.
bagi perempuanku ketelanjangan adalah juga biasa.
kau lihatlah dia tidak malu sama sekali
mesti susunya terburai sempurna
tak ada beban, tiada dosa.
tapi akhir-akhir ini aku heran.
teramat heran.
kenapa kau yang malu dan berdosa
dengan ketelanjangan kami?
tuhanku berkata aku tetap masuk surga
biar aku selalu telanjang di bumi.
entahlah dengan tuhanmu.
tuhanku berkata perempuanku ada tempat di nirwana
mesti susunya terburai sempurna di bumi.
entahlah dengan tuhanmu.
satu hal yang perlu kau tau
kau tak berhak mendosakan aku dan perempuanku
atas ketelanjangan kami
tuhan kita berbeda
hargai itu karna kita sama.
September 17, 2008
An Ode to Sally of Scorpion Orchid
Three men of diverse color with nothing on
Staring at a woman laying on
A chamber of dirt stark unadorned.
The night is still young on
That day they were together on
A rare occasion of treacherous open season.
What is this? Asked the men
Innocently eying her colorful beautiful face.
Race. Asnwered the woman.
May we touch it? Naively inquired the men.
No. It’s sensitive
Answered the woman warily.
There will be a holocaust.
What is this? Asked the men
Thoughtlessly gazing her bouncy breasts.
Religion. Answered the woman.
May we caress them? Unpretentiously inquired the men.
No. It’s sensitive.
Answered the woman guardedly.
There will be a crusade.
What is this? Asked the men
Curiously fixing their eyes further down her body.
Vagina. Responded the woman coyly.
May we penetrate it? Asked the men lustily.
It’s sensitive but go on. It is meant to unite you and me.
Us! Mankind and Nature.
The Tiger, Dragon, Peacock and Mother Earth.
It is consensual.
September 13, 2008
Rule of the Ghosts
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Who’s that?
Ghosts to abduct dissenters.
What did I do?
Challenging our Power.
What did my husband do?
Challenging our Power.
What did my Dad do?
Challenging our Power.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
What are you doing?
Knocking your computer.
Why ?
For Challenging our Power.
What are you doing?
Confiscating your paper.
Why?
For Challenging our Power.
What are you doing?
Cuffing you dissenters.
Why?
For Challenging our Power.
Knock. Knock.Knock.
Mama, where are they going to take Daddy?
To Heart of Darkness, dear.
Mama, will I see him again?
Not until the ghosts fade away.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
