Ruby - Astari Boedikoentjara
I read your sweet words on the screen
enough what I’ve seen
I bet you wish you were there
right where she’s always been
She’s had her head in the clouds
She hates to love in silence
like doing the solo dance
It's just her and her own shadow
another lonely day and night to go
Oh, how to tell you so?
Create your own stories
for the sake of your guts and glory
fiction or real
depending how you feel
Social media
You say it's just a talk,
like normal people making a conversation
It's part of being social,
despite the annual scrutiny and judgment
"Hello, there
Are you ready
to be what you’ve always wanted
like dreams inside your head
instead of nightmares causing dread?
The power abuse:
“People should be in order.”
Oh, yeah – have you been their best example(s)?
It’s your stupid, double standard
that makes it really, really hard
Call me by my name
Know who I am
It’s my identity
if you wish to speak to me
It’s a simple request
“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.
I can never really get rid of you,
can I?
No matter what I do
or how I should often lie
while trying hard not to cry
I first knew you
before there was him
Then there were two,
until the truth got really grim
I had to take two flights
Sometimes I wish I had wings
to help me to fly away
from such mindless beings
ogling at me day by day
thinking they could grope me
anytime they please...
Hey.
It’s the new me.
This time, no mercy.
I’ve had enough, you see?
Brand new armour
