Everytime he goes to the restaurant he would go to the dilapidated toilet with no toilet seat and take a piss standing up and stare at the LINDETEVES sign painted on the water tank. Or, more like L NDE I EVI S. The sign has been painted over so many times, presumably with the sameContinue reading “heart and curios”
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jakartah kumuh tercintah
on a cloudy like like today i always think of this bit from a sitor situmorang poem: jakarta kumuh tercinta can’t remember which poem, but that’s the whole stanza. he being mr. coy modernist and all. where did you hide pound’s personae, eh? i can see it bulging out of yer shirt pocket! (it’s ‘belovedContinue reading “jakartah kumuh tercintah”
An(n)a Kar(en)ina
pour Edo Wallad kau orang sunda, bahasamu seperti burung bernyanyi di pucuk angsana pohon penyembuh segala, masih tersisa satu di pojok kota tua ingatkah dulu waktu kita sering nongkrong di pinggir molenvliet mengenang rimbaud dan sepatu yang lepas kulitnya, liburan di pusuk buhit di sini kita hanya punya gunung salak, senja di beranda denganContinue reading “An(n)a Kar(en)ina”
Sepanjang malam
Tapi satu malam di sebuah pesta ajojing di gedung Harmonie Nyonya Nomeydal bertemu dengan Tuan Ladyemon, yang bertaring pedang. Nyonya Nomeydal tetap tersenyum tenang, percaya dengan kesaktiannya melumerkan tulang belakang pria hidung belang. Tapi di pucuk hidung Tuan Ladyemon, hanya ada komedo yang mulai menghitam.
Divagyrations 