Ruby - Astari Boedikoentjara
Go back to the ancient age
if you still see us such potential threats
It’s not that we don’t need people
to sometimes save us from trouble
We’re good as can be
There’s only one way
to restore your peace of mind completely
Yes, you’ve already let him go
He’s never going to run the same sick show
Start making him
No signs of warning.
Everything was fine.
A face smiling,
sincere and kind.
A picture-perfect romance,
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
Don’ get me wrong
I let you do as you blab on
exposing more of you
You don’t know me,
but that’s okay
Are you coming home tonight?
I’m waiting for you
I’d rather stay up
because your phone cannot be reached through
Where are you now?
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
Take a step back and analyse.
Listen to some sounding advice.
Do you like what you see?
Are you longing to be free?
Think three steps ahead.
A house, a family
Material things
Everything’s lovely
All the joy they bring
Will they always represent ‘home’?
I've been transported back in time
something familiar
yet also bizarre
the same old Twilight Zone
with the same old Culture of Silence
Are you afraid of my face?
I am human too,
just like you.
This face represents me.
This is part of my identity.
How to recognise me,
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.”
