5/6/12 siapa merindui siapa?

entah kudrat entah peringatanNya?
aku jadi kian resah belum mengerti
di desaku ini telah hadir seorang tua
tuanya bukan dimamah usia
tuanya lantas masa tidak pernah bersahabat dengannya
anak-anaknya entah ke mana
apa lagi dinamakan cucu-cucunya
jauh sekali pedulinya sanak saudara
temannya hanya tongkat kayu
sepertinya dia adalah penanda waktu

is it a fate or His reminder?
I'm in darkness to understand
an elder comes before me
aging, for time has never being his friend
nor his kids took him by the hand
in the absent of everyone care
only the walking stick makes him stand
every step is a minute on the clock

saat mentari mendaki langit
pasti dia berjalan pengkang pengkong mengukur kampung
biar perlahan namun tetap tegar
baju dan seluarnya tetap berwarna biru
kakinya telanjang tiada sepatu
telapak kakinya pasti kematu terbiasa membakarnya aspal

as the sun hover the mountains
he passes in limping dance
slow and indifferent
only his blue shirt and trouser care for him
his feet bare and harden to the heat of the asphalt
no pain he can feel

ketika kupinjamkan tanganku
senyumnya mati
suaranya plong kosong
pinar matanya kaku kering

as I held my hand out
not a smile, he can grin
not a word, he can say
his glare is a death savana

tika jemari waktu tumbuh 10, dia mampir melepas haus
saat mentari bayangnya tiada, mampir lagi menghilang dahaga
mampir dan perginya dia tanpa salam
mata-mata banyak memandang, apa mungkin ada ketukan di hati?
atau sekadar plong atas keterbiasaan hidup sehari-hari

as the clock strikes 10, he dropby to kill his thirst
as the sun at its height, he stand to seek for a sip
he comes and goes with no salam
and many eyes see him by, yet is there a knock on their hearts?
or is just another day as it goes?

dan aku, kian bertanya sendiri
di antara aku dan dia
siapa mungkin duluan akan merindui siapa?

deep in me, figuring our fate
between me and him
who will soon be missing each other?

dan di antara kami berdua
nantinya, siapa berjalan dahaga di Masyar?
dan siapa pula , hanya melempar pandang di jendela syurga?

and between us
who will then walking in thirst at Masyar?
and who will then just lookout through the window of the heaven?


terasi, pendam, simunjan
10 jun., 2012