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Sepasang bola mata sekelam malam menatap lurus di balik beningnya
kacamata. Rambut kecoklatan seleher yang berantakan tak digubrisnya. Mulutnya
terkatup rapat dalam monolog bisu. Entah mengapa ujung bibir kemerahan
itu selalu tertarik gravitasi, bahkan saat ia tersenyum. Diperhatikannya
beberapa jerawat kecil yang bermunculan di ujung pipinya, dan ia pun
mendecakkan lidahnya. Mungkin sebatang coklat dalam sehari memang tidak
baik untuk anak gadis seusianya...
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Dia tidak cantik. Dia bukanlah dewi, peri, ataupun seorang putri. Namun, setidaknya wajah chubby di balik cermin itu tidak menyakiti mata. Entah mengapa, akhir-akhir ini disadarinya hal itu.
Dirinya yang tak pernah peduli dengan sekitarnya, dengan bagaimana ia terlihat, dengan padangan umum yang disukai orang lain... kini mulai peduli dengan penampilannya. Entahlah. Tiba-tiba saja...
Ia ingin menjadi cantik.
Namun ia rasa itu hal yang normal. Itu bukanlah obsesi, hanya gumaman sendiri. Biarlah, mungkin suatu saat nanti ia tak akan memiliki protes lagi
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Apa yang dipikirkannya? Terkadang ia berhenti dan melamun, alisnya berkerut dalam pikiran yang dalam. Terkadang ia menghela nafas. Di saat yang lain ia tersenyum sendiri, kadang sambil menggeleng pelan. Ia sendiri kadang takjub dengan isi pikirannya yang bagai nasi campur. Atau roller coaster. Campur aduk, dan naik turun.
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Jujur saja, ia tidak begitu menyukai dirinya sendiri. Terlalu banyak kekurangan yang ia miliki. Namun, ia juga tak lupa mensyukuri. Apapun yang terjadi, ia akan tetap bangga pada dirinya sendiri.
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Semoga.
Minggu, 17 Agustus 2014
Happy Independence Day '69, Indonesia!
and something else...
Wish us peace and prosper!
Selasa, 08 Juli 2014
Yeah, A New Post, Finally
I can't even pin my fingers on when was the last time I checked on this blog.
Was it really the writer's block intense pressure, or...?
I don't know. My life had taken a series of turns since then. Things came, things go. I weep, I let go. I frown, I smile. Nothing is constant, and life keeps giving you surprises and disappointment, but in the end I just gotta accept it all. We all do.
Me? I just have to look closely into the small crumples of flowers, the patterns formed between the falling leaves, the whispers slowly delivered by the calm evening wind as I close my eyes, enjoying the long ride home. I just have to feel the beauty, the magnificence of it all. How it all feel marvelous--how my problems seem to shrink before it.
And if that's not enough, I just gotta watch as my little sister laughed. My mother smiled, my father joked around with little children who once in a while would cross the road just before the door. I just have to see, and feel, and understand, that there's always so much things to be grateful about, so many things that clearly speak of the magnificence of life, and the beauty of everyday, and also... so many people that you should have not let pass, should not take for granted.
Love them back, cherish them as they would to you. Keep them safe, pray for their happiness.
And there would be nothing for you to complain about.
-Ela-
Was it really the writer's block intense pressure, or...?
I don't know. My life had taken a series of turns since then. Things came, things go. I weep, I let go. I frown, I smile. Nothing is constant, and life keeps giving you surprises and disappointment, but in the end I just gotta accept it all. We all do.
Me? I just have to look closely into the small crumples of flowers, the patterns formed between the falling leaves, the whispers slowly delivered by the calm evening wind as I close my eyes, enjoying the long ride home. I just have to feel the beauty, the magnificence of it all. How it all feel marvelous--how my problems seem to shrink before it.
And if that's not enough, I just gotta watch as my little sister laughed. My mother smiled, my father joked around with little children who once in a while would cross the road just before the door. I just have to see, and feel, and understand, that there's always so much things to be grateful about, so many things that clearly speak of the magnificence of life, and the beauty of everyday, and also... so many people that you should have not let pass, should not take for granted.
Love them back, cherish them as they would to you. Keep them safe, pray for their happiness.
And there would be nothing for you to complain about.
-Ela-
Selasa, 10 September 2013
Kemampuan Verbal
-di sebuah tes TPA-
Guru : Joni, tes ini bermaksud untuk memilih dua kata yang hubungannya sama satu sama lain, kamu paham, kan?
Joni : Ya pak.
Guru : Lalu mengapa menurutmu jagung dan bintang memiliki hubungan yang sama dengan harimau dan kue??
Joni : Tapi hubungan mereka memang sama, pak.
Mereka sama-sama tidak ada hubungannya.
-just another crispy anecdote from me-
Senin, 09 September 2013
Carpe diem
O pretty little buds of roses
Come and gather, no time to waste
Because one day they'll bloom beautifully,
the next day wither away
So what's the point of even plopping out of their green shells?
'Just to be there,' the sky said, 'to declare to the world of your being'
in the end of the day, you'll find your own phrase,
a little part of that majestic poem of the world
will it be a word, or a paragraph, no one knows
So my dear, before we wither away,
While you're in your full bloom
Seize the day
Come and gather, no time to waste
Because one day they'll bloom beautifully,
the next day wither away
So what's the point of even plopping out of their green shells?
'Just to be there,' the sky said, 'to declare to the world of your being'
in the end of the day, you'll find your own phrase,
a little part of that majestic poem of the world
will it be a word, or a paragraph, no one knows
So my dear, before we wither away,
While you're in your full bloom
Seize the day
-although, I wonder if I can really plant this into my soul,
even if I have grasped the meaning?-
She looked into his eyes, eyes that resembled the clear blue sky.
Stars sparkled and rainbows spread, as if all the dullness of the world are just poor lies.
And for once, she stood mesmerized, allured, snatched away from reality,
Until finally, she gazed upon the dark clouds
and the melting candledolls around
; and with all her power
She closed her eyes from that warm sky that now seems so wrong.
And she stepped back
Stars sparkled and rainbows spread, as if all the dullness of the world are just poor lies.
And for once, she stood mesmerized, allured, snatched away from reality,
Until finally, she gazed upon the dark clouds
and the melting candledolls around
; and with all her power
She closed her eyes from that warm sky that now seems so wrong.
And she stepped back
Minggu, 04 Agustus 2013
Declaration of War
O romance
I despise you
It seems for now
I am not fit for you
as you me
Until the time
When I have mended up my purpose
I'll close my heart
Until the time
When I have made smiles onto those faces of the ones I cherish the most
Until that comes
Then I'll once again welcome you with open arms
...see you when I see you ;)
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