Paracosmic

life is tough, my darling, but so are you

Category: Poems

  • Pak?

    Pak?

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    Sebuah puisi tentang pandemi

  • Nice Guy

    Nice Guy

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    Now tell me, is he a nice guy?

  • Have you ever?

    Have you ever?

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    Have you ever woken up wondering how an old friend is doing, and you rush to your social media to find out, only to realize you don’t know who you are trying to find? Not even the name, the face, the voice, or when and how you met and parted ways with them. And then…

  • Nelayan

    Nelayan

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    Ini adalah puisi yang aku buat di tahun 2012. Pada saat itu, aku baru saja memulai karir sebagai jurnalis di sebuah koran nasional. Setelah dua minggu liputan dan beritaku tak ada yang naik, akhirnya aku cuma duduk bengong di cubicle… lalu menulis puisi.

  • Indecisive

    Indecisive

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    Did I set out on the wrong foot today that wherever I go, I spell dismay. Is impatience your middle name, or has being with me led you insane?

  • Two

    Two

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    Maybe two days from now we’ll be merry,swaying in each other’s arms again. Maybe in two weeks, you’ll yell again,and I’ll be tired of playing happy pretend. Maybe in the next two years, you will vaguely remember my face,and I will be vainly seeking for your handto squeeze,to kiss,on the empty seat beside me. Maybe…

  • Collectively

    Collectively

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    Are we just wrong, collectively?

  • Train

    Train

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    And on the train that afternoon, the golden sun that shone through the window couldn’t light my heavy heart, and the dark path to the uncertain future.

  • Questions

    Questions

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    Here’s for all the overthinkers. Cheers.