Thursday, December 15, 2011

Perhentian Malam (diblog semula)

Di waktu silam
di tengah kepekatan malam
angin berhembus meniup dedebu jalanan
daun-daun emas gugur berserakan
rantingnya patah jatuh bersilang
bunga-bunga semakin layu membisu
dan kupu-kupu dinihari terbang pulang
mengikut arus noda cinta yang fana.

Halaman rindu tidak dihuni
tiada lagi harum, tiada lagi menusuk kalbu
mawar penyeri kian tandus
tidak seperti dahulu
gubahan asmara dan godaan perawan
kian kaku, membeku
hanya guntingan memori silam
menjadi pengubat rasa
duka lara, tangis sendu.

Kupu-kupu dinihari terus hanyut
dalam noda malam hari
di sebalik genangan air mata syahdu
ditemani pelupuk hati
yang merasa rindu.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

"God knows I'm not perfect, either. I've made tons of stupid mistakes, and later I regretted them. And I've done it over and over again, thousands of times; a cycle of hollow joy and vicious self-hatred. But even so, every time I learned something about myself..."

- M.K.