You shirk the task with nonchalant reply
This menial duty far beneath your grace
And so I take it on myself to try
The task dispatched away with heedful haste
No pointing blame, but this I shall remark
My sword, unsheathed, awaits the next lit spark.
#502 On Your Turn
It’s your turn, baby
Who knows how Life will turn out
For now, it’s just us.
(With mad respect to Ty Dolla $ign)
#501 Tentang Lelah Jiwa
Izinkan aku
Merebah lelah jiwa
Dipersadamu
#500 Tentang Sandiwara Sang Politikus
Gini hidup sang politikus
Atas pentas bersandiwara
Kawan handai semuanya lurus
Kalau musuh semuanya cela
Nanti lepas pilihanraya
Tunggang balik janji formula!
#499 Tentang Pendeta Tipudaya
Hebatnya aku
Pendeta tipudaya
Dipujadamba!
#498 Tentang Sang Raja Jerangkung
Agungkan aku
Sang raja yang berpanggung
Wayang jerangkung.
#497 On Ascending
I scratched my hands today
To see if I still bleed
Tried to wash it all away
This deeply-seated need
To love and so be loved
But you cannot reveal
The pain of all these years
You can never heal
What have I become
Your broken child
All I have to taste is
Your dark, tainted bile
And you could never have
My empire of love
I will leave you here, as
I ascend above.
(with apologies to Trent Reznor and Johnny Cash)
#496 On the Platonic Idea of Poop
The platonic idea of poop is a
Swirl of brown on the ground
Emitting no sound
Just a place for flies to stoop and
Take their feast
A foul release.
#495 Tentang Pengumuman dan Percaturan
Pengumuman tentang pengumuman
Bagai kilau bayang yang mewayang
Pertuturan demi pertuturan
Menyalut ikan basi dalam sampul loyang
Demi mencuri sesuap ucapan syukur
Dari sang marhaen yang dipandang kufur
Enggan akur pada kehebatan
Sang penguasa yang bermahkotarotan
Percaturan demi percaturan
Dua langkah maju kehadapan
Lima langkah kau bungkam terhumban.
#494 Tentang Kilau Rembulan
Rembulan terang
Cahya menusuk malam
Kilau gemilang