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Sekadar Pengingat

Penyair adalah mahluk aneh yang bisa mengubah kopi, rokok, malam dan hujan menjadi larik-larik puisi. Saya bukan penyair. Penulis pun bukan. Malu rasanya mau ngaku-ngaku penulis tapi nggak pernah ada satupun karya yang naik cetak. Kan nggak proven and tested jadinya. Nggak kayak temen saya Elia Bintang yang diam-diam sudah bikin 3 novel. Iya, TI! GA! Tapi saya pengen bisa nulis kayak dia, konsisten dan punya napas panjang, telaten ngetik dan baca, dan sabar menjalani proses dari awal hingga selesai. Tapi gini deh, tak kasih ilustrasi: bagaimana rasanya kehabisan bensin di tengah jalan yang tepian kanan-kirinya cuma sawah dan purnama dini hari telah tergelincir turun menunggu aplusan dengan matahari? Buat yang suka parno sama benda-benda tak kasat mata sih pasti bakal bete. Saya? Ya paling minggir, nyalain rokok, poto-poto jika baterai di kamera ber-hp (eh, kebalik ya?) masih cukup atau kebetulan bawa powerbank sambil nunggu pagi dan nunggu orang baik lewat untuk membelikan saya be

Time Stands Still

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Picture taken from  here . Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present. -  Albert Camus . So, what are we? Sleeping mates. What else? You sure? Yes. Great. You answer my needs, then. Glad to hear that. But do you need me as I need you? I don't know. Why? Well... I don't need people that much. I am self-provided. Seriously? Yes. But why did you say yes? I don't know. Maybe I'm just lonely. Same here. It takes one to know one, you see. But... Hey, it's okay. I take you as a gift. Why? Because first, it's fun to be with someone who knows and accepts me for who I am. Second, it's great to have a hug or two by a friend. Third, well... because you listen.  That's it? Yes. So where's the "gift" part of me, then? Let me put it this way: have you ever been to the point where you don't need anything anymore? When you fee