So you’re trying too hard
To play the philosopher
But you’re just a fake 🙄
#504 On Middle Aged Men in Lycra
MAMIL on a bike
You just look ridiculous
In your tight lycra
#503 On The Unsheathed Sword
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.