Ruby - Astari Boedikoentjara
It’s one hell of a scary piece of art.
It’s not about being rude for the sake of it.
It’s showing the face behind the mask,
no make-up but scars.
Let’s see who sticks around,
Is it difficult for you
to criticise the person
despite their outer appearance
or even origin?
Yeah, speaking from experiences
The word is out
Now they know what you’re all about
No more doubts
It’s just you and your big mouth
You’re freaking out
Make sure you have something
worth watching for
because you demand
your audience’s attention,
taking up their time
absorbing their energy
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?
A familiar sign
You thought you’d seen the sun
under the gloomy night sky
that you’d break a smile
Yes, he was beautiful,
Backstabbers are such cowards
They spread lies
but they can’t harm this already broken heart
and I’ve got no more tears left to cry
Say it to my face
Run, run away
You, with no shame
Never return, not a day
I’ll remember your name
with sickness in me
There's no amnesty granted
unless well-paid
Reach deeply into your pockets
until perhaps,
their eyeballs jump out of their sockets
Oh, how we long for you to be
returning home, still healthy
after having sailed away
leaving us waiting by the bay.
The vast ocean hasn’t shown
They think her life is always easy
far away from poverty
Spend away and be free
Oh, they have no idea
It’s a hard worker’s earned paradise
This is why Time Machine is only fiction
You can only look back
to search for what you’ve lacked:
Words you should’ve said…