dongeng senja

October 13, 2010 § 10 Comments

ceritakan padaku tentang dongeng senja itu
ketika kita masih berumur belasan
begitu berani menantang angin dan ombak
di atas rakit yang dipinjamkan alam

masih ingatkah kau tentang warna senja saat itu?
warna-warna yang mentari pun seakan tak mau berhenti memandangnya
menghambatnya untuk sekedar bersembunyi di balik peraduan
melukiskan mimpi kita tentang tanah-tanah yang jauh di seberang

~Surabaya, 13th of October 2010, memori tentang senja

paper airplane story

September 28, 2010 § 14 Comments

pesawat kertas itu terbang menuju cahaya mentari yang berkilauan
tanpa takut panas yang bisa membakar sayap-sayapnya
karena mereka tahu, mereka harus terbang
mereka ingin membuat manusia penciptanya bahagia

sama seperti waktu aku membuatnya pertama kali
ketika Ayah mengajarkan cara melipat kertas membentuk pesawat
sedangkan Ibu yang menjelaskan tentang mekanisme terbangnya
dan aku sepertinya tak begitu memahami maksud mereka

aku hanya ingin pesawat kertas itu terbang
kubayangkan diriku menjadi pilotnya
tertawa bahagia di atas awan-awan putih yang berkilau
menghentikan sejenak roda waktu, juga air mataku

~Surabaya, 28th of September 2010, staring out to the sky

nights are our best friends

September 6, 2010 § 17 Comments

I will never forget our moment last night
when we’re both talking on the box of a thousand voices
the medium of our souls through the thickness of airwaves
with the rhythms of the raindrops in the background

nights are our best friends
they bring us new dimensions, new rooms
for us to remember the colors of the universe
or just waste our time in healing our wounds

I will be waiting for you
by the every sparkling lights of this city
I believe that those stars are never fading away
because love is only a matter of time

~Surabaya, 6th of September 2010, under my blankets of heavy rain

second sun

August 3, 2010 § 4 Comments

nuclear war
the most horrific things beneath of The 3rd World War

but do you know what I always thought?
people never have an artistic approach

it’s gonna be cool
the second sun will arise

~words created on August 3rd, 2010 by Ghani Arasyid
~image by =kabar

winter

April 19, 2010 § 17 Comments

oh winter
why do you come too early this time?
freeze in-freeze out of my bones
just like my Mom’s vanilla pudding

rainfall can’t wipe my tears anymore
sunlight seems gone forever

because love doesn’t grow in Ohio

~words created from April 17th, 2010 by Ghani Arasyid
~image by
=iNeedChemicalX

chapter III: lights will guide you home

February 14, 2010 § 26 Comments

-Sunday; March 29th, 1998-

“Do you ever love the lights, the lightness?”
Jennifer bertanya padaku sambil memandang kilauan cahaya senja
yang memantul di atas East River
saat kami berdua berhenti sejenak di atas Brooklyn Bridge di akhir Maret itu

“Actually, I’m not really love any lightings. I always feel secure in the dark. What’s the matter? Why you ask me that?”
mata Jennifer masih terus memandang East River saat menjawab pertanyaanku
“Haha. You’re just so rude, dear. Without lights, could you able to see this beautiful world? Could you ever able to see me and our Aisha?”
“Well, maybe those are the only exception for me”
kami berdua tersenyum
memang apalagi keindahan di dunia ini yang menandingi istri dan putriku?

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I [heart] you

November 22, 2009 § 41 Comments

this could be enough to prove
what lies beneath our hearts
drown us into the sea
and there’s no one care to believe

just make sure
those are not your last breaths
’cause I’ll tell you everything
it’s everything

of course
it’s about what you were thought
it’s about butterflies
it’s about our December

~11/21/09~

chapter II: erase/rewind

October 17, 2009 § 33 Comments

memories_by_TheNightSheDied

[handycam itu diputar kembali oleh seorang opsir NYPD. Tue 09/11/01; 08:40am]

bzzzt…

“hey, Dad. have Mom ever visited this place?”, seorang gadis kecil berusia 6 tahun berambut pirang bertanya lugu pada ayahnya.

“of course, Aisha. one day she was a chef in a restaurant of this building”, sang ayah menjawab sambil tersenyum.

“wow! I imagined how yummy her cooking was! not like yours! haha”, mata gadis kecil itu terbuka lebar. tersenyum lebar sembari menggoda ayahnya.

“exactly…”, di antara senyumnya, tatapan mata sang ayah merautkan sebuah kepedihan. teramat dalam.

drrrrtttt…

kepedihan apakah itu?

stardust

August 3, 2009 § 43 Comments

Stardust_by_BeMyUnintended

cahayanya berpijar menyilaukan
mengubah malam menjadi siang

serbuk bintangnya memenuhi langit malam
meninggalkan jejaknya yang berkilauan

menembus kabut-kabut yang sunyi
membekas dalam sedihnya hati

~written on August 2nd, 2009 by Ghani Arasyid~

chapter I: epilogue

June 29, 2009 § 43 Comments

Udara dingin menusuk tulang
Membangunkanku di pagi buta itu
2:25 am
Sekitar 1,5 jam menjelang Fajr waktu Manhattan

Kudekati jendela apartemenku
Jalanan masih hidup
Harlem dipenuhi deru mesin
Benar-benar kota yang tak pernah mati

di musim panas yang panjang…

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