Ruby - Astari Boedikoentjara
She longs for peace
like the soft wind’s breeze
to help her sleep
cast off the creeps
She longs for dreams
I need to be brave
to show you these feelings I have
For too long I’ve been imprisoned
by my own creation of silence
I’ve been too scared
You may associate white
with beauty or purity
All I see is what looks empty
like a page or a canvass
for a writer or a painter
I’m not arrogant
I’ve been adjusted to being alone
solving problems on my own
afraid to be (too) dependent
the moment I start asking
for your assistance
Create your own stories
for the sake of your guts and glory
fiction or real
depending how you feel
Social media
Say what you like,
do what you will
Let your words be the strike,
if you're in for the kill
Say what you mean,
Another episode
an inner push to an automatic mode
a buzzing chainsaw in my ears
My vision wasn’t crystal-clear
It was the same old alien
It’s not that you still mean to me
This is for a precaution only
to all the ladies
whom you haven’t fooled to please
you and only you
in the name of your ‘needs’
Losing track of time,
does it even exist?
Nothing comes out right,
not...with a lot to miss.
Body on autopilot.
a pause
a question for a cause
a bouquet of flowers
a colour represents
a message that says:
“let’s just be friends”
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?
Make sure you have something
worth watching for
because you demand
your audience’s attention,
taking up their time
absorbing their energy
