My Breath and I
She, the one I secretly called

Breath of Life, lay down beside me

that night

We were naked

            like two girls in puppy love

We looked at one another

            like friends at reunion
She looked older

as time flew for her

I was like when we first met

as time had left me years ago

– no longer mine to lose
“Where will you go

when this is all over?”
My Breath smiled

and threw back the question
I want to go to the moon

and be adored by poets

            and the night’s beloved

Or: move to another universe

            work at an empty post office

and send you thousands of confessions
My Breath and I

we only had each other

as we waited for morning to come
as Death was in hiding outside

            as the nightlong rain

            as the thorny roses

            in the garden.

In the garden.


Aku dan Jiwaku
Aku dan jiwaku

berbaring berdampingan

Kami telanjang

            bagai dua kanak remaja

Kami saling menatap

            seolah lama tak berjumpa
Ia tampak lebih tua

waktu berlalu lekas baginya

Sedangkan aku serupa dulu

waktu telah lama berhenti

sebab ia bukan milikku lagi
Kemana kau akan pergi

bila akhirnya kita mati?
Jiwaku tersenyum diam-diam

Balik tanya hal sama padaku
Aku mau pergi ke bulan

dipuja penyair dan kekasih malam kasmaran

Atau datang ke lain dunia

            jadi tukang pos kesepian

tak jemu mengirim surat untukmu
Aku dan jiwaku

berbaring berdampingan

menanti pagi datang
Di luar maut menunggu

menyamar hujan semalaman

menyemai mawar-mawar duri

                        di taman-taman
Di taman-taman.