Indonesian Folktales

Showing posts with label Poem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poem. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Ikuti Nurani







Aku berjalan semakin jauh
semakin dalam menerobos pekatnya belantara
Dan aku tak sendiri
Ada kau yang mendampingi

Kadang kau di sisiku
Kadang di belakangku
Namun jarakmu tak pernah jauh
Meski gapaiku tak selalu tersambut
Dan tatapku tak selalu bertemu
Hadirmu tak tergeser ruang dan waktu

Saat langkahku terhenti 
Kadang kaurengkukah peluk di sekelilingku
Tanpa kata
Segalanya terucap
"Aku ada untukmu"

Dalam hening
Keberadaan begitu nyata
Bisikmu lembut namun hidup
"Berjalanlah, aku mengikutimu"

Kulanjutkan langkahku
perlahan dan hati-hati
Kuberanikan diri
ikuti nurani

Berbekal nafas dan secuil asa
Semoga suatu saat
Langkahku terhenti
Dan istirahatku menjadi pasti

Jakarta, 7 mar 2017



Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Gerimis Mengiris






Mencari sosokmu
Yang tak lagi bisa kurasa
Seperti hilang tersapu gerimis
Yang meski kecil namun mengiris

Melerai satu persatu
Kenangan yang keras kepala
Yang hidupnya minta diperhatikan
Atau hidup dari sebuah perhatian

Entahlah, sayang
Aku tak mau lagi mereka-reka
Merasa-rasa
Sedang apa seorang yang kucinta
Di malam gerimis yang mengiris ini

Dan bukannya aku tak lagi sayang
Namun ada banyak yang kusayang
Para kesayangan yang senantiasa dihadirkan
Konon lebih “layak” disayang
Daripada sosokmu yang tak kunjung datang

Dan kini gerimis mereda
Namun rinduku makin membara
Aku harus bagaimana, Tuhan?
Dan seperti yang sudah-sudah Dia menjawab
Seperti biasa saja...
Dan biasakan saja...
Sehingga kau akan terbiasa
Dan menjadi bisa

Ah, jawaban macam apa itu?
Tuhan nampaknya juga bosan ditanya-tanya
Harus bagaimana aku melakoni hidup
Judulnya melakoni ya tinggal dijalani saja

Namun menjalaninya sambil mencarimu itu melelahkan
Sudah saja kau kurelakan
Kukembalikan ke sang Empunya hidup
Dengan kelelahan semalam kubisikkan kepadaNya
Ini kukembalikan...
Semoga Kau selalu melindungi dan memeliharanya
Oh iya... katakan juga
Aku mencintainya

Jakarta, selesai hujan di tengah September yang kerontang.

19.22 /  21 September 2014 

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Malamku



Starry Starry night by DaraDPhotography  


Malam, pelindungku,
Hening dan temaramnya 
tak membakar semangatku
tak memburu nafasku
Dia setia memelukku 
seperti rahim seorang ibu

Di situ semua lelah terbasuh
Kekusutan benak terurai
Satu demi satu
lembut dan menenangkan

Malam, bagiku tak lagi suram
Gulitanya menyejukkan
Membasuh jiwa raga yang lunglai terpapar keramaian
yang terdera ketergesaan setiap fajar menjelang

Malamku sangatlah pengasih
Membiarkanku menjadi diriku seada-adanya
Melucutiku dari topeng dan peran
serta kabut emosi yang sepanjang hari melekat kencang pada diri ini

Aku tak pernah menyangka ada kelembutan semegah ini
Tak pernah kusangka gulita dan heningnya bisa begitu menyembuhkan

Rasanya baru kemarin aku berbangga hati memuja mentari.

Kini di setiap senja kubisikkan
"Bawalah aku pulang
Aku milikmu, wahai kelam"

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Just Be

The more I see you
The more I see in you
The more I feel you

Those affectionate touches
and kisses
They relax us
They open us
They soften us
They heal us

The way you let me touch you
The way your fingers 
trace my skin, 
How come
There's so much affection
in such sensual gestures
How come
There's overflowing compassion
in such burning desire
How come
every moment feels like an invitation
to enjoy
to savor
to come home to
every inch of your being
every breath you breathe
the very you

And tenderness
is when you wrapped me around in your arms
when you hold me close
to your chest
to feel the warmth 
of your body
to merge with your energy
to be savored
completely

Resting there
and just be
No longer feeling thirsty
It's all quenched
No longer need to seek
I'm now found
No more endless quest
I'm now home


Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Perih Ini Lagi


Perih ini lagi
Yang tak bernama
Yang tak pernah punya etika
Muncul di waktu-waktu semestinya manusia bahagia
Ketika pagi merekah
saat terkasih menyapa
Ketika semburat senja pamerkan tariannya
Atau saat malam menghias diri dengan taburan bintang

Perih ini lagi
Tak jelas darimana asalnya
Memotong separuh semua ceriaku
Tawaku tinggal setengah
Senyumku berhenti di tengah
Merantai nafas yang ingin lepas
Membuat banyak kata terhenti di dada

Perih ini lagi
Beritahu aku siapa kamu
Dan darimana asalmu
Bawa aku kemanapun kau mau
Ceritakan kisahmu
Aku di sini
Akan tetap di sini
Sampai aku mengenalmu
Sampai tak lagi kau terasa
Perih bagiku

Saturday, January 12, 2013

In Go(o)d Hands


In haste I saw her
welcoming my weary smile
and teary eyes
with a casual embrace
and ensuring gaze
Opening a sacred space
for us two
amid the trance
among the crowds

I shivered
she answered calmly
to my every worries
and smile carefreely
letting me be
in the freedom to feel
anxious
broken
fragile

She took my hand
and climbed up the hill
a beautiful spot
chairs at the top
then there we sat
looking down to the ocean
there she said
Everything is in good hands
  
I raised my head
looking at her so close for the first time
I sighed
A sweet relief
recognizing her at last
As me

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Buih Pikiran #1


Jangankan menyapamu
Memikirkanmu saja tak lagi ku mampu
kuharap rindu ini lamat-lamat sirna
Tak lagi beratkan kalbuku
———-
Rasa ini masih saja menghimpit
Entah siapa dan apa lagi kali ini
Yang akan kupersalahkan
———-
Waktu merangkak lambat
Sabar terus kurentang
Duduk diam bukan hal mudah
Ketika pikiran dan kenangan
Tiada ampun
Mengeroyok nurani
———-
Terlalu banyak ragu
Merantai sayapku
Aku belum siap
Aku benci diburu-buru
———-
Masih ada hari esok
Jika hari ini terlewatkan
Dan hampa itu menganga
Ingatlah terus
Tak ada yang sia-sia
Tak ada yang perlu dikejar
Tak ada kata terlambat
 ———-
Ternyata rasa itu bukan cinta
Ternyata yang kurasa adalah favoritisme
kau adalah eskapisme
Saat kebosanan hampakan waktuku
Saat dunia penatkan benakku
Saat hormon bulanan merongrong emosiku
Saat segalanya menjadi terlalu
Kau katarsis favoritku

Sunday, November 25, 2012

A Newbie


Occupy me
Like I’m a newbie
Come sit with me
Tell all your stories
No more secrets

Now let us own it
Breath by breath
Tears by tears
Pour it all out
No more hiding

Now let us clean it
Return it to innocence
The temple
Of your eternal sparkle
Return it to emptiness
The silent sanctuary
Where your essence dwells

Now let you alone
Inhabit it
Stand tall
Clean
Fresh
Renewed
And may you always remember that
All thoughts are worth listening
All stories are worth telling
All souls are worth embracing

Pagi Setelah Pagi Kemarin



aku merasa pekat
karena bayangmu terus melekat
cukup sudah, Tuhan
Kau tunggu apa lagi?
Tolong aku cepat
tenagaku sirna lamat-lamat
sudah terlalu lama aku tersekat
Teriakku makin tercekat
Dengar bisikku kini, Tuhan
Tolong aku
jangan Kau terlambat
Jakarta 23.11.2012

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Untuk Mama




Mama,

andai takdir bisa diubah
aku ingin jadi adikmu saja
biar tumpah semua keluh kesahmu
ke kupingku.
biar kuusap air mata itu
dengan tanganku
biar tak repot kau sembunyikan lukamu
dariku
Biar kesempurnaan yang terus kau upayakan


tetap milikNya

Mama,
aku ingin jadi adikmu saja
biar kita bisa tertawa dan menangis
bersama-sama



Jakarta 10 November 2012

*31 tahun yang lalu aku resmi jadi anaknya :D

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Connected


I hear your laughter
Warm and light like summer
And you know yes you always know
It’s your kiss that i miss
soft and gentle like the morning breeze

Oh boy stay connected
don’t let me lost and get abducted
let the past remains past
let’s keep it sweet and romantic

I hear your cry
What’s with the heavy sigh
And you know yes you always know
It’s your eyes that speak no lies
About the love that never dies

Oh girl stay connected
don’t wanna get lost and feel haunted
let the past remains past
let’s keep it sweet and romantic

The past remains the past
We can always keep it sweet and romantic

Jakarta 30 Okt. 12

Friday, July 20, 2012

Love All


Image Credit

Take my hand
Close your eyes
Feel each step with your heart
Slowly 
We walk
Further
Deeper
To the part
That is darker
We walk
And walk
We see nothing
We hear nothing
But I got your hands
And u got mine
And we keep walking
Guided only
With d beat within
Trust only
Each other's loving
Take my hand
Close your eyes
Feel each fear
Embrace every tears
Welcome every agony
For they are all sacred 
Just like me
Just like u
Walk further
Greet everything
Love all
Until there's no more shadow
Left unknown
Left unloved
Until d dark becomes light
And d light merges with d dark
Walk further
A lil' more
Until u see only yourself
And I see only mine
Naked
Sacred
Undefined

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Then What's Real?




Far from here
at the core of my being
I sit and watch
that clarity you define
as the part of your being

I’m untouched
in the undefined silence
I see you
Yet you don’t see me

Seasons change
And spring has far gone
Yet your fragrance lingers on
telling me you don’t die
not as easy as you thought

Feelings remain the same
Memories remain untamed
All happened happened
Loss and gain are mere illusion

Then what’s real, you ask
I sit here untouched
in the undefined silence
Seeing you in me
We are real, answer I
In our own mind
In our own heart

Perhaps you are blind
perhaps I am mute
but this whole mind game won’t last

Soon we will realize
the one thing that remains
is you and I
Here and Now

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Oblivion


...and forgetting my true colors
I'm lost 
in the beauty
of the black and white


Monday, January 16, 2012

Travel Light

Image Credit


I know nothing
about you
about me
and the stories
we created
based on the so-called
freewill 
of love
and hate
of life
and death

all was mere play
thus don't get caught
don't lose your way

it wasn't me 
that you see
that you kiss
that you long for
and it wasn't you 
that I chase
that I praise
that I long for

I know nothing
about you
about me 
and the stories
that mere play
won't be with us
when we leave
when we return
to our essence

we travel light
and become
storyless
mind-less
emotionless
selfless
Inseparable
One
and
Whole



Monday, January 9, 2012

Sacred


Image Credit

Go ahead, dear
Unlock your Pandora's box
It’s about time
To release everything
To unleash all anguish

Fear not what’s inside
For it’s all yours
And just like you
It’s all sacred

Go on, my love
It’s alright
revoke all those painful memories
Call all the ghosts from the past
Bring up all the shame and guilt
Claim all the darkest deeds

let them all be heard
let them all be seen
let them all be acknowledged

with love, darling
shine on
see them with your heart
feel them with your heart
rest your mind
mute  your logic

let your ever glowing light within
shine through every one of them
then breathe
gently set them free
with your most grateful thanks

it’s alright, sweetheart
all is well
as always




Seribu Kali


Lalu untuk keseribu kalinya
Dia sebutkan namanya
Umurnya
Pekerjaannya
Status pernikahannya

Dan untuk keseribu kalinya
Dia rangkum dan ceritakan
Riwayat singkat hidupnya
Dua tahun kebelakang

Ini apa?
untuk apa ini?
tidak, dia tidak sedang menjawab wawancara kerja
Dia sedang jawabi pertanyaan
Seorang pria
Yang keseribu
Yang coba dapatkan hatinya

Jakarta, 9 januari 2012, ketika mencari belahan jiwa sudah seperti mencari kerja

Who She Is

Love,
You see this lil child
You let her laugh
and You let her cry
You let her fly
And also fall to the ground
And all her scars
You let all of them
Healed by time
And her tears
Dried by your breeze

Love,
This lil child misses her home
She knows You are watching her
She knows You feel her
All the time
In her every breath
In her every heartbeat

Love,
This lil child remembers You
She remembers how You feel
She remembers how You smell
She knows with her every being
how You are
Just like You, who knows who she really is
who always knows her very well

Love,
There's only one thing
She remembers not
That just like others
And just like You
She too is Love