Wednesday, March 09, 2016

Kemala

Hanya perlu sebuah lagu untuk membuka episode itu kembali. Episode yang ia kira telah berhasil ia lalui dengan baik. Tapi ia tak bisa lebih salah lagi. Tanpa bisa ia cegah, Kemala teringat episode saat ia dan Rangga masih bersama. Hal yang menyebalkan dari terlalu lama bersama adalah kau jadi terlalu terbiasa dengan segala hal tentang dia. Dalam kenangan, Rangga tampak sempurna. Tapi itu tak mungkin benar bukan? Kalau iya, mereka masih akan bersama.

Damn you, radio!

Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Game

Being in a game
Without knowing how to move to the next level
You either get bored or you find a way
To move forward

Monday, March 07, 2016

Closure

Will it be better if we meet
To see whether your feeling is still the same
To be able to continue your life
Without me as part

Entangled Memories

The day for me to return to the Netherlands is approaching. And I have mixed feelings. A bit of nervous, a bit of longing and a bit of fear that I will have to adjust everything again once I return to Indonesia. There are too many people and things that I love there. I am not good at saying goodbyes and I do not think I will ever be good. So here I am listening to Charli XCX's music since it was taken in Amsterdam. Looking at the city gives me a nostalgic feeling, the smell, the streets and the memories. I do not know what I love the most. Maybe it's the people, maybe it's the certainty, maybe it's the city or maybe for unknown reason, it's the way the country made me feel safe.

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Dia

Aku tahu membandingkan satu orang dengan lainnya adalah kejam.
Bagaimana mungkin sejarah seseorang yang berbeda direduksi menjadi sederet variabel yang sama.
Tiap orang unik. 
Titik. 
Peduli tak harus merupa dalam wajah yang seragam.
Namun tatkala yang lain memberi kepastian, 
salahkah aku kalau menginginkan hal yang sama dari dia? 

Kemala

"Hi Rangga, sini," ujar Ikra ketika ia melihat Rangga melintas.
"Kemala, kenalkan ini Rangga, teman baik saya sejak belasan tahun silam. Dan istrinya Kinanti."
"Hallo, Mala. Senang bertemu lagi dengan kamu. Apa kabar?" sapa Kinan.
"Wah, kalian sudah saling mengenal. Dunia ini kecil," ujar Ikra sambil tersenyum tanpa memperhatikan raut wajah Kemala dan Rangga yang berubah.
"Kalian teman dimana?" tanya Ikra pada Kinan.
"Kemala teman baik Rangga saat kuliah," jawab Kinan.

Teman baik. Kemala tak tahu apakah kedua kata itu pernah ada didalam kehidupannya dan Rangga. Mereka berkenalan melalui teman bersama dan sejak itu hubungan mereka tak terdefinisi. Perasaan Kemala terlalu terikat pada Rangga, pun sebaliknya. Kalau tidak makan siang bersama di kampus, mereka akan saling bertukar sapa melalui telepon semalaman. Ketika semuanya berakhir, mereka memutuskan untuk menghilang bagi satu sama lain. Saat itu ia masing sangat sayang pada Rangga, tapi kebersamaan mereka membuat ia asing dengan dirinya sendiri dan ia memilih untuk menemukan dirinya sendiri terlebih dahulu.

Bertemu lagi dengan Rangga di tempat makan bersama Ikra dan Kinan seperti membuka babak baru bagi hubungan mereka. Tak ada lagi Rangga yang menghabiskan makan Kemala atau Kemala yang mengambil bagian-bagian yang ia suka dari piring Rangga. Mereka kini asing, sekaligus terhubung melalui orang lain.

Mungkin hubungannya dengan Rangga tak perlu lagi biner, nol dan satu. Menghilang atau terikat satu sama lain. Mungkin ada jenis hubungan lain yang bisa berhasil bagi mereka berdua.  


Monday, February 29, 2016

Falling

Smiling with no particular reason
Blushing when someone caught me in action
And missing him
Badly

I am not sure about myself anymore
And it scared the hell out of me 

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Pergilah Ke Mana Hati Membawamu

Berdiam dirilah, tetap hening, dan dengarkanlah hatimu.
Lalu ketika hati itu bicara, beranjaklah,
Dan pergilah kemana hati membawamu …
(Susanna Tamaro, Pergilah Ke Mana Hati Membawamu)

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Platonic vs Romantic

There are people who you know you can reconnect despite their absence for years. Somehow taking up where you left off seems as natural as breathing. All the years vanish when your life intersect with them again. When that happen your troubles become irrelevant, you know your going to be okay since you know that your not alone.

Yesterday was one of those days. Our random conversation ended with me agreeing to do a talk for him. I am nervous and excited at the same time. I am wondering whether he still passionate about what he does or reality has hit him hard and more importantly, whether he is okay. I think what makes a re-connection works is the absence of romantic feeling. It is impossible to have casual things when you have romantic feeling for the other person. So probably, I should change my hypothesis on man and woman cannot have a platonic relation (or they may have platonic relation as long as one of them has a crush on someone else).

Monday, February 08, 2016

After All

I like you too much
After too little time
I hold back my heart's crazy rambling
The fear that I should overwhelm your smile
Frightens the spiders inside me
(Sondre Lerche, After All)

Friday, February 05, 2016

Dreams

"Why don't people's hearts tell them to continue to follow their dreams?" the boy asked the alchemist.
 "Because that's what makes a heart suffer most, and hearts don't like to suffer." (2.515-16 Al-Chemist, Coelho) 

A Letter to Papa

Dear Papa, It should be your 73rd birthday on the third of January. I could only send you Al-Fatihah and pray that Allah SWT always protect ...