A Matter Of Time

by ; Juminten Grimis Rindu Rindu

A MATTER OF TIME
it is only a matter of time
pull up the boots

adjusting the tank top
buckle up the limits
wiping away the hems
fake whines, plastic flower
dusty roads, glaring sneer
a bundle of stolen hearts
they lose tracks
off you go
the train whistles


MASALAH WAKTU
ini hanya masalah waktu
tarik sepatu tinggi
selaraskan tutupan atas
ikatkan batas-batas
mengibas lipatan-lipatan jahit
lenguhan-lenguhan palsu, bunga plastik
jalan-jalan berdebu, seringai menyilau
sekantung hati curian
mereka kehilangan jejak
engkau pun berlalu
keretaapi bersiul

~rinaisenandungrindu/matteroftime/masalahwaktu/trancemomentsseries/chakradpsbali/banyuning/dec2012/

... from the “trance moments” series: / THE BRINK OF SLEEP

tiredness put her down
in the shades of barren leaves

the cradles had all gone
but the blankets still poured
panting bloody tears
in every swinging storm
one after another without gap
changing contractions
the winds embraced her
could still see on the brink of the sleep
wings extended a smile
(and they laid her in the manger of flowers
with her sword of love
where should the news be spread on to?)

TEPI LELAP
letih mendudukkannya
di teduh kerontang dedaun
buaian telah lama pergi
tapi selimutnya masih mengucur
airmata berdarah terengah
di tiap kepak badai
silih berganti tanpa jeda
kontraksi bersalin
angin merangkulnya
masih terlihat di tepi lelap
sayap-sayap mengulur senyum
(dan mereka merebahkannya di palung bebunga
dengan pedang cintanya
ke manakah kabar harus ditebar?)

—rinaisenandungrindu/brinkofsleep/tepilelap/trancemomentsseries/chakradpsbali/situbondo/oct2012/

from the “trance moments” series:

by ; Juminten Grimis Rindu Rindu

SONETA SESUATU YANG PATAH
takut tiada lagi
nyeri, sedih, penolakan, penghinaan

serpih terakhir kehormatan diri
tersobek membuka
dilempar telanjang ke langit
para debu terpingkal-pingkal histeris

SONNET OF A BROKEN IT
afraid no more
pains, sorrows, rejections, humiliations
the last shred of self dignity
was ripped open
thrown bared to the sky
the dusts chortle hysterically

—rinaisenandungrindu/sonnetofabrokenit/sonetasesuatupatah/trancemomentsseries/chakradpsbali/jul2012/