“please do not unwrap books seek assistance from our staff” the staff thin waifish girls in unstable pumps tapi ingat ini terjadi 33 menit kemudian. sebelum itu setelah mendengar kondektur mendongeng tentang sore: grogol kosong! seorang pengamen berpunggung tembok art nouveau bandung circa nineteenthirtyfour seorang gadis berlengan naga dan daun-daun hijau bertopi nelayan bersuara kawakanContinue reading “Man In His Off Hours”
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Une étape autour de mon ville
When is around town when I live très isolée? Am I out of the loop or breaking out of here? I can still see the peaceable kingdom on widescreen evenings I can still see the chanai stalls promoting Egypt on their window displays When do I have to start worrying? I have forgotten Kiarostami’s misgivingsContinue reading “Une étape autour de mon ville”
One Afternoon Before the War*
Ah! I see what you’ve got in your hands an afternoon in the world of LAN a sealed blue radio (The night returns for an encore inside a tomb.) Pray for finesse, on the branch of the arborio strip it, sing it, fake it come, wing it, into the river! Note down: three pigeons diveContinue reading “One Afternoon Before the War*”
through the eye of terror
sore ini kau siapkan pesta perpisahan rumah putih di pojok jalan karton-karton bir lilin-lilin dalam cawan keharuan yang dipaksakan musim gugur cukup hangat jumper kugantung di balik pintu di badanmu gaun hitam tipis bertali sepatu apa kau sengaja? “kurus sekali kau sekarang ada rongga di pipimu.” belum waktunya berangkat dan kita tenggelam dalam tawa oprah,Continue reading “through the eye of terror”
strike
when you start to get not an idea, but this feeling of, i know i’m feeling anxious because i’m going to write something in the next week or month, i don’t know when, but i’m going to write something, i can feel it, but i don’t know what it is yet, and there’s nothing iContinue reading “strike”
gaya nusantara
jadi kamu punya extra 7 tahun untuk belajar mencuci piring direndam air panas jauh lebih cost effective dan environmentally friendly daripada letting water run dry apakah 7 tahun head start bisa disalip? mungkin bukan pertanyaan yang relevan aku tahu, skut skut aja sama aja tar hasilnya dengan do it tomorrow color note life is guaranteedContinue reading “gaya nusantara”
united
i came back for seconds but you weren’t there i don’t think we’ve ever met? i was too busy dusting myself off after every fall reading your blog it’s like i had once loved you in this city you make appointments to miss each other
villainelle deux
villainelle, deux* i’ve been trying to write poetry and failing no-mind in hyper-intellectual tzu-jan semacam keheningan yang dipaksakan life should be like that the empathy of burning windows i’ve been trying to write poetry and failing make compost out of burning leaves an addiction to delayed pleasures? semacam keheningan yang dipaksakan places get displaced inContinue reading “villainelle deux”
villainelle un
villanelle: – sembilan belas baris – 5 stanza tiap stanza 3 baris, kemudian 1 stanza akhir 4 baris – baris pertama di stanza pertama diulang jadi baris terakhir di stanza kedua dan keempat – baris terakhir di stanza pertama diulang jadi baris terakhir di stanza ketiga dan kelima – dua baris “chorus” ini jadi barisContinue reading “villainelle un”
jurnal perempuan
Bangkit dari tidur sejaman di bawah meja kantor, aku keluar ke Tebet yang cerah, langit tanpa awan, warna-warna yang rupawan. Hijau (kau tentu tahu apa yang), coklat, merah, biru, kuning bakwan. Bola oranye sempurna di kejauhan. Beberapa bulan yang lalu di sebuah siaran radio, pada sore yang mirip, seseorang dari Badan Metereologi dan Geofisika menjelaskan,Continue reading “jurnal perempuan”
Divagyrations 