eat. play. love

setiap pagi kulihat pemandangan yang menghangatkan hati perempuan yang menggendong dan menepuk-nepuk punggung bayi ibu tua yang sedang membantu anaknya berpakaian remaja yang berteriak-teriak kegirangan bermain bola keranjang atau pria paruh baya yang berlari-lari kecil dengan pakaian olah raganya setiap pagi juga kulihat hatiku melayang pergi tak hentinya menginginkanmu kembali Jakarta, Juni 2019

a stranger is taking off your clothes layer by layer,  seating you in front of the mirror and tempting you  to ask, "whose body am I wearing right now?"  a stranger is quietly writing down your life story, reflecting  on your birthdate, making up the story of the reason  of your death -  a stranger is quietly turning into yourself (Sapardi Djoko Damono- Metamorphosis) Stranger (Phnom Penh 2017) soft pastel on art paper

You look like you've been for breakfast At the Heartbreak Hotel And sat in the back booth By the pamphlets and the literature On how to lose (Alex Turner-Piledrive Waltz) Hey neighbour (Jakarta, June 2019) pencil on used paper

I don't know why I'm running in circles trying to find a miracle biding my time till you're home when I can't keep up with you but I could move on if you want me to (Arlissa-I can't keep up with you) I can't keep up with you (Jakarta, June 2019) pencil on used paper

You don't have to pick up your shoes You don't have to leave in the morning (Arlissa--Praying for Love) pencil on used paper (Jakarta, June 2019) June 2019

in your hands     I am burnt lives death arriving and leaving in your hands, I am burnt yet I keep coming back for more Jakarta, June 2019