I was driving south to Antalya Passing down the busy roads and empty hills Out of the sudden I found a river With a turquoise-blue stream burbles as it travels through the forest The branches of the trees were dancing with the wind The limestones were giggling on each step I took Purple pink skyContinue reading “The river”
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Just yesterday
Just yesterday, purple pink sky was smiling on me on the strange place far from the place i came from Just yesterday, a stranger made me laugh until my stomach hurt in the dining table away from home Just yesterday, the coldest ocean water with the warmest sun convinced me that I finally belong. JustContinue reading “Just yesterday”
Cruel jokes
Life comes with it’s prices I can’t afford it They say to live means to love. But loving them cost me heartbreaks. They say in life i need to be kind But being kind also means that i have to be ready of being taken for granted People spit on me on the face, underContinue reading “Cruel jokes”
To you, my favorite poison.
It was a sunny November not a winter neither summer I met you on 14th At the airport walking in the middle of the crowd To me And only me My head full of the same noises I’ve been hearing for the past 6 months Screaming, Begging me to leave But this time I couldn’tContinue reading “To you, my favorite poison.”
One of these days
Bali, 9 August 2020 One of these days I just want to close the curtain and let the room gets dark One of these days I just want to ignore all the sunrise the sunset even the summer breeze of the ocean. I just want to lay on the bed, watching my yoga mat complainsContinue reading “One of these days”
Merantau
Jakarta, 00.57Aku ingat,ketika kali pertama pergi merantau,meninggalkan tempat yang kusebut rumahkamu, dia dan mereka, pergi mengantaraku lalu terisakseolah tak akan bertemu lagi kamu pun sebentar lagi akan pergi,berkelana menjadi pemburumemburu mimpi-mimpi dan omong kosong yang sering kita bicarakan di sudut kota kecil inikota yang tak lama lagi hanya akan menjadi tempat singgahketika lelah dan hampirContinue reading “Merantau”
High school sweetheart
Isn’t it funny? That love only comes When the whole world’s against us And it disappeared The moment when all the walls have fallen And all distances have vanished Along with all the pain and the hate And here we are again Me and you, memories are fresh Driving on the same road As weContinue reading “High school sweetheart”
I want to feel pretty
I want to feel pretty. In a world where the ‘word’ pretty only belongs to those with fair skin, thin body, and shiny hair. And the rest should not claim that word. I want to feel safe. In a world that sees women as an object. That tells us over and over again that weContinue reading “I want to feel pretty”
Would you? (Quebec, Canada)
Would you believe that I’m a bad girl if your friend said so? Would you be mad if I told you to stop telling people that someday I will change for you? Would you hate me if I chose something different from everybody else? Would you forgive me if I made mistakes like you do cause I’m onlyContinue reading “Would you? (Quebec, Canada)”
Angky Ridayana 