#jakarta
lost kid in a city so unfamiliar
no map, felt a life unfilial
walks lonesome streets, stretched thin
roams around, wondering dreams within
astonished by the things he ponders
amazed by flying rails and walkways
he saw money exchanged for companionship
and wonders—
is everyone just as alone as he is?
he thinks of tall buildings and money swirling
layers of bureaucracy and numbing workings
but the colorful streets are splashed with
hopes and dreams of silenced peoples
he wishes to educate, to raise kids
but aims for money to support his own
and pressure here builds like a box sealed—
can he withstand it, or choke up,
just to go home again
to a city
familiar to him.
Jun 24, 2025
Jun 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM UTC
jiwa ini kembali meragu; terbeban pertanyaan memburu.
rasa tidak tentu,
entah apa yang ditunggu.
berawal dari sebuah tatap,
rasa ingin sekali menetap.
entah apakah diriku ini sedang kalap,
atau hati ini memang sedang berharap.
jiwa ini kembali meragu; sepertinya aku jatuh cinta padamu.
Oct 3, 2020
Oct 3, 2020 at 2:55 PM UTC
One cooked in Melbourne,
the other cooked in Jakarta.
One finished her medium-rare steak,
the other had not.
One went to wash the dishes,
the other watched her while smiling sheepishly.
They were 4 hours apart.
Little did they know---
that it was going to be their
last quality time
spent together
in the name of
"You and I both together.".
Sep 8, 2020
Sep 8, 2020 at 3:26 PM UTC
Tiga tahun lamanya berlalu begitu saja,
Pertanyaanku masih sama;
Apakah cinta ini masih ada?
Atau sudah tertiban perasaan lara?
Aug 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2020 at 1:13 PM UTC
Pilu dibalik rindu kembali menggebu,
Hujan di bumi sama derasnya.
Kukira aku melupakanmu,
Ternyata hati ini kembali keliru.
Hati mana yang tidak berdetak,
Melihat dua pasang mata seindah samudra?
Ucapan membisukan dari bibirmu,
Sayang, rindumu mengusikku.
Kacau, Hati ini.
Sudah berapa kali disakiti?
Malam dan Siang berganti,
Lekaslah kau pergi.
Pilu dibalik rindu kembali menggebu,
Rintik hujan di bumi sama derasnya.
365 hari berlalu,
Sudahkah kau merindu?
Dec 18, 2019
Dec 18, 2019 at 9:57 AM UTC
sama-sama tahu janji tidak akan ditepati
semesta pun tertawa, bodoh sekali
dua orang yang saling jatuh cinta
saling mengucapkan harapan
agar bahagia tidak cepat berlalu
Nov 24, 2019
Nov 24, 2019 at 1:42 PM UTC
Terimakasih Jakarta
saya bersyukur. Sore itu ada kesempatan
dimana, segelas susu cokelat dan secangkir kopi susu, bertemu di hiruk-pikuk Jakarta
kali ini saya berterimakasih karena macet Jakarta. Seakan-akan waktu berhenti untuk mempertemukan kita.
Mar 4, 2019
Mar 4, 2019 at 11:59 AM UTC
Twilight washes the bedlinens blue
And striped with flickering light they seem to move
And beckon us to lie in their folds,
Drawing away our clothes,
Pushing some to the floor.
Who are we to resist,
As the pretty song of strings off-key,
Winding through the forest rain
Like a goddess shedding robes,
Manipulates our minds and skins,
Only appeased by the union of
Heaven and Earth, of you and I?
Let us oblige them with our bodies,
You descending like the rain upon me
And I rising to you as the urgent river in waves
Beneath you until we are One?
If only for a night, in the Indonesian dark,
The tinkling droplets on the roof,
The flickering fires, the clouded desires.
We will send our lust into the mist and air,
So that it knows us when we are done at last,
And in every night until the world ends.
Jul 18, 2018
Jul 18, 2018 at 11:24 AM UTC
Kupersembahkan cintaku kepadamu.
Bersama senyuman dan ketulusanku kepadamu.
Dan selalu menjagamu dimanapun dan kapanpun kamu berada.
Bisakah kamu melakukanya juga?
Mencintaiku seperti aku mencintaimu.
Menyayangiku seperti aku menyayangimu.
Menjaga perasaanku seperti aku menjaga perasaanmu?
Kupersembahkan cintaku kepadamu,
Walaupun aku tau kamu tidak akan pernah mencintaiku seperti aku mencintaimu.
Jun 24, 2018
Jun 24, 2018 at 11:05 AM UTC
JOGJA
“Jogja sedang berusaha menutupi kesedihan karena penyesalannya, buktinya akhir-akhir ini Jogja ramai sekali”
“Untuk apa Jogja bersedih?
Bukankah banyak yang mencintainya selama ini?
Buktinya Jogja bisa dengan mudahnya tebar keramahan kesana-kemari kemudian mendapatkan banyak hati.”
JAKARTA
“Jakarta sudah tidak kuat lagi menahan sakit perasaannya hingga ia menangis, buktinya kemarin hujannya turun deras sekali”
“Untuk apa Jakarta menangis?
Bukankah Jakarta begitu kuat?
Buktinya ia tahan mendengar suara bising dari banyak pasangan kekasih yang melempar janji-janji palsu selama ini.”
BANDUNG
“Bandung bingung menanggapi apa yang terjadi terhadap Jogja dan Jakarta, buktinya ia hanya bisa diam.”
“Tidakkah kau tahu bahwa bandung selalu bersuara?
Tetapi selama ini suaranya tersamarkan oleh suara hujan.
Buktinya suaranya tidak bisa dibuktikan.”
Dec 15, 2017
Dec 15, 2017 at 2:11 PM UTC
Where do you live?
you mean where I reside?
On this beautiful forsaken earth
I have seen many sins in fellow citizen's inside
I have my pride
but I wanna confess
and it is 150% a yes
that in my inside's hearth
I have many more sins,
much more than your rational would believe
although I am an evangelist
not certain a bliss
but that was my beloved's Mum wish
I dared not to refuse her
since I am an obedient girl
of course at school a rebel
never for my dearest Mum
after having graduated
exactly three years after date.
I must confess
that I possess much more inner spirit now
more patience than before
more love and care than I ever owe
Ahok was blamed for blasphemy
that Islamic group lied constantly
till they got him in prison
such saddest tidings
am still humming my love songs
even though pained in one WhatsApp ago
am looking for peace while conversing to
my genius bro before he would close his golden window.
my heart leap up with the strongest sense
his caring soul did never offend
i feel home in our parental house
nine days closest to his loving heart
i am truly blessed as his grateful part.
© SYLVIA FRANCES CHAN
Jakarta-Home, West-Java Time 21.00 hrs PM.
AD the 3rd June 2017, Saturday
Jun 3, 2017
Jun 3, 2017 at 10:24 AM UTC
Those who have lost their battles,
They'll be fine from now on.
They're up high in their castles,
For their life down here is gone.
Just keep flying up, Angels.
You'll be right where you belong.
Thank you for everything, Angels.
The trip won't be that long.
May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017 at 3:46 AM UTC
Bagaimana jika sungai sudah tidak membutuhkan laut untuk
mengeluh,
memilih tempatnya sendiri untuk berteduh
atau merakit ulang dari titik hulu
Mereka akan ada di tempat yang sama
Atau akan sama rata?
Menyembah asa
dan tersenyum lara
23.02.16
Feb 23, 2016
Feb 23, 2016 at 9:44 AM UTC