This New Year
I have made
This resolve:
To pare down
This one life
To slough off
Vain desires
Like snakeskin
Discarded:
An offering
For Your blessing.
On the Golden Orange Tiramisu
A tang of orange
Over dollops of thick cream
And coffee: festive!
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.
Tentang Dua Puluh Dua Puluh Empat
Temasya dibuat setahun sekali Kita raikan guliran hari Tanpa tercelik detikan hati Bahwa masa terus berlari Deras, deras berlari Dua puluh dua puluh empat Apa erti umur melewat? Mana saudara dan rakan rapat Nyawa hilang jejas terlumat Dalam tanah tersemat Temasya tersulam benang kelam Jarum masa makin membenam Dengan tiap silihan malam Jarum menghunus segala dendam Kau dan aku, terkaram. Terilham oleh Pasir Roboh dendangan S M Salim
On Netflix
Pressing pause on Life,
I sink into this stupor.
Karma laughs out loud.
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.
On Socks
These black and white socks
With patterned grain of pluses:
A sly talisman.