Poetry – Page 8 – Divagyrations

want

Atau aku ingin jadi pacarnya, atau pembantunya, bagian dari hidupnya sehari-hari. Mungkin tukang ojek langganan yang bisa menanyakannya pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang tidak akan dia jawab juga. Atau dia jawab tapi tidak kedengaran karena udara di saat kita bergerak cepat bisa jadi begitu bising. Aku ingin menontonnya mengeringkan badannya yang kecil telanjang di depan cermin kamar mandi.Continue reading “want”

marah

took shower at an abandoned shopfront. stashed my bike for the winter (honda tiger). water ran grey. dust on walls and everything. inside shower head. even. a security guard came, stared at my naked body. i stared back. walked out of the shower into late afternoon at an office. everyone was still there. cornered aContinue reading “marah”

minerals

i don’t know what to make of you a buddha reclining your naked hips radiating heat i hesitate to touch you what was i afraid of what was i clinging to a semblance of loyalty an addiction to delayed pleasures? i touched your hips and you disappeared into a terror

porpoise

i suppose dis is progress agora on the tip of my fingers there’s no such thing as a free app if only i cd get a 0% installment program on contenment

eto na ang huling el bimbo

this is the last boogie this is the last cha cha this is the last burial of childhood memories make compost out of burning leaves the symbolism of a death chorus euripides apos mekhanos this is the last boogie this is the last cha cha this is the last burial of childhoodgood memories veste deContinue reading “eto na ang huling el bimbo”

letter from the artist as a young man to a young poet as an old man

your freezer hasn’t worked for a long time, you need to defrost. sunflower seeds for pine nuts work but turmeric for saffron? don’t cut corners in a circle. if you meet someone pretty forget it, she’s not meant for you. go for the abandoned garlic cloves in the corners of bars. they will keep youContinue reading “letter from the artist as a young man to a young poet as an old man”

mencina

kinezopeisi, or the panacea of the greeks kalo nggak panas ya masuk angin i find it amazing that in a city of 12 million desperados i can’t find a single decent trustworthy air conditioner technician! perhaps she is right we all listen to the rumble of chariots (no it is not in our hearts!) tooContinue reading “mencina”

mati metafora*

poetry has taught me to experience pain without having to stop for ice cream i saw you on the street the other day but you were a different person the metro mini ran over a dog this morning my friend complained of having lost her ability to dream i tweeted the fact that there isContinue reading “mati metafora*”

thought (blank)

so what if i did visit you at your house you might’ve imagined it too (in a tumblr reverie) the furniture won’t be disturbed we’d have a bit of chit-chat in the living room then it’s straight to your bed the silence of pillow cases the empathy of burning windows je suis toujours unfaithful youContinue reading “thought (blank)”

button

i went to toko maju to buy a vintage button mbak, ada butons Briare nggak? as always, i was expecting the best out of people do you not get disappointed with life, you ask not having you even as a possibility in my life is disappointment enough everything else is child’s playdate sometimes i wonderContinue reading “button”