Sunday, June 04, 2006



living vertically

kata orang, beginilah gaya hidup orang kota,
kita, nantinya...
ketika tanah menjadi langka
ketika waktu adalah uang
selalu aku bertanya,
dapatkah kita dipisahkan dari tanah?

[hongkong, 17 mei 2006]

Thursday, April 27, 2006



shit happens

shit happens
today, tomorrow, everyday
indeed
shit happens

[berlin, 17 april 2006]

Wednesday, March 15, 2006


stairway to heaven

it's a stairway
to heaven
home of the gods and the godess
looking down to the earth
at the small peoples
in their lilliputs
hey gods, hey godess
are you them?
are you the giants?

[bromo, 30 desember 2005]

duh 'nak

duh 'nak....lepas sekali tawamu, membuatku iri
duh 'nak....bebas sekali pikiranmu, tak khawatir apapun
duh 'nak....tujuh juta per kepala utangmu, namun tak usah kau pikir lah
duh 'nak....nikmati lautmu sepuasnya, sebelum dikapling pengusaha
duh 'nak....hauslah akan ilmu, seperti minum air laut
cuma itu yang bisa selamatkanmu

[pulau maratua, 7 september 2005]

kutinggalkan laut

Kutinggalkan laut. Yang menggelora. Yang berdebur.
Kupikir semula, dalamnya laut dapat dikira.
Kutinggalkan laut. Kubiarkan semua diterkam ombak.
Tak bersisa. Tak berbekas.
Kutinggalkan laut. Lautmu.
Kumulai lagi langkahku. Di darat.
Dimana kaki dapat menjejak.

[foto: alas purwo-jatim, 29 desember 2005.
celoteh: bogor, 15 maret 2006]



crater man

Seorang pria berdiri tertunduk, menatap entah apa di dasar kawah sana. Mungkin dia bertanya, pada asap belerang yang keluar dari relung jauh di bawah, cukupkah apa yang kubawa pulang hari ini? Si Gendhuk perlu buku, emaknya perlu duit untuk belanja...Duh Gusti, kenapa hidup kok susah terus? Mungkin sabar itu memang jalannya kawulo cilik untuk lebih mendekat padaMU. Mohon maaf, mohon ampun Gusti, kulo ndak bermaksud mengeluh. Kulo ndak bermaksud mengeluh.

[bromo, 30 desember 2005]




doubts in the air

moving forward and not looking back
is always easy for me
but not this time

for thousands of doubts
hanging there in the air
making it hard for me to breathe

for bunches of memories
block the bloodstream in my vein
from coming into my brain

it's only a while
but the time has come
to give up, to give in

for my heart has lost its strength
to pump up the courage i need
to hang tough, to stand firm

for my lung has been packed
with indefinable fear
that can't be cast aside

i call my freinds, i call my mates
pray for me, pray for me

for i need prayers most
to do whatever it takes
to leave the past as the past

[foto: alas purwo-jatim, 29 desember 2005.
celoteh: puncak pass, 22 september 2005....can't leave it behind yet, huh?!!]


if only


if only

if only i could fly
across the sky, across the sea
i'll find you my love
wherever you will be

together is not ours to be
though we have each other's hearts
till death do us apart

and it is just enough
for our love will never ask for lots

[pulau maratua, 9 september 2005...lagi kangen sekangen-kangennya]