On a Happy Report

I am here to report
that I am happy
happy, happy beyond my wildest dreams
and that despite your
most fervent hopes
I did not fall into despair
I did not flail into disrepair

and despite your
most confident expectations
your leaving
was the best thing
that could have happened
your absence
was what truly saved me

I am here to report
that I need nothing from you
that my happiness no longer depends
on wondering if you are happy too.

On These Final Days

These final few days with you
I count the slip of each grain of Time
through this hollow corridor of darkened glass
Murky, the Future veiled beneath
the drip, drip, drip of the Flood to come.

Like Noah, I brood in the dark
for the deluge that awaits.

Tentang Keinsafan di Pinggir Lobi Hotel

Sambil menghirup kopi termahal 
Di lobi hotel terpaling elit
Merenung susur hayat berbelit
Ternyata rezki tiada terbatal

Walau payah sering membakar
Namun kini setimpal semua
Sungguhpun usia tetap menduga
Tatap teguh mengakar sabar.

Tentang Pelarian

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