Ruby - Astari Boedikoentjara
Call me cruel
but I’ve been fooled
These scars don’t heal overnight
Don’t ask me to pretend I’m alright
I’m silently, patiently waiting
I believe there’s a reason
your shattered heart’s been revealed
even when you refuse to mention
or worry you may never heal
I know I’m just a stranger
I've been transported back in time
something familiar
yet also bizarre
the same old Twilight Zone
with the same old Culture of Silence
We can still see each other,
thanks to the webcam on our computers
or hear each other on our phones.
Still,
some things are irreplacable.
Be grateful that I’ve kept quiet
as you blab to every pair of ear
who probably refuse to hear
your sob stories
your endless miseries
He’s a fairy tale come true
a prince charming, only for you
The sunny days with him
have kept you from going grim
You believe he’s a soulmate
Sssh...
Hear the silence.
Listen.
You may not have before
Too busy talking
delivering demands
The world is growing older
I still keep coming back for more
every year, as a reminder
hopefully, to turn you better
How have you been?
“Oh, I am so ordinary.”
Is that what you see, right there in the mirror?
Can’t you be something more?
You think you know you.
That’s not what you do.
a pause
a question for a cause
a bouquet of flowers
a colour represents
a message that says:
“let’s just be friends”
There's no amnesty granted
unless well-paid
Reach deeply into your pockets
until perhaps,
their eyeballs jump out of their sockets
A strange dream about you
We were on an open field,
when I heard you say:
“Here’s where I buried
some older parts of me.”
