The Dynasty

The sky spoke to me last night When I was talking to the flickering stars I did not want to listen But it made me do By covering the skies with thick white clouds The sky spoke to me last night When I was busy looking for the face of the moon I did not want to listen But it made me do By sending lightning and deafening thunder The sky spoke to me last night When I was trying to wipe the tears from my eyes I did not want to listen But it made me do By pouring the rain so hard it got me soaking wet I could no longer ignore When the sky spoke to me last night Even when the language was strange And the words were not there to catch The sky spoke to me last night And I did not understand But it made me do By telling me that all the answers were there Within me if only I just listened -- M, 2023 -- 

Life can be as simple as the sun that rises in the East and sets in the West, As faithful as water that runs from mountains to the sea, As hopeful as a seed showered with rain and sunlight But life can also be as dark as the night sky, As winding as a river making its way to the ocean, As painful as a seed breaking the soil and stone To come to the opening Life is just a matter of perception, Like the way we perceive the moon, Whether it's waning or full It's always there to exist -- M, 2023 --

Sudah gerimis lagi rupanya Sementara guguran daun-daun nangka Dari pohon tetangga masih di sana Sedangkan angin besar yang menerbangkannya Semalam sudah tak ada Sejenak aku berpikir untuk memilih Mengambil sapu atau menikmati kopi pagi Sambil mengingat-ingat mimpi Yang terbawa tiupan angin malam tadi Tentang sebuah gunung tinggi Yang kupandang dari hamparan tanaman padi Baiklah,  kuambil sapu saja Bersihkan semua sampah dari jiwa dan raga Semoga hari ini semua temukan bahagia Bersama datangnya kabar baik dan rejeki tak terduga Hadiah dari Yang Maha Kuasa Atas semua jerih lelah kita Kusampaikan puja tertinggi pada Mbok Dewi Sri Agar curahkan semua rejeki pada kami Hari ini dan nanti -- M, 2023 --

If 4 a.m. were a person I would tell it not to be sad And stop shedding tears If 4 a.m. were a person I would sit with it facing East And wait for the sun to greet If 4 a.m. were a person I would wish it knew That while the short hand touched it's heart The longer hand had already touched the sky And a brighter day were surely on the way -- M, 2023 --

Maybe is is the reason why we met So I can share my stories with you And you can share yours with me And we can learn from one another And be stronger than ever With you I can laugh my troubles out, Feel a little pride for having been through  The hell I never thought anyone else Would ever be there but me With me you can see That the sun will always shine after the rain And the songs you thought were only yours Turned out to be mine, too Maybe this is the reason why we met So we can see the world from different angles, Feel less miserable when the thunder strikes And the storm hits us again In the ups and downs of our life's journey To know that we are never alone May be the reason why we met -- M, 2023 --

And there are people who go places together but all they need is one's own company. They get together and make a pause at the same place but each one is wrapped in their own silence. They just sit there and drown themselves into their own thoughts, dreams, secrets and maybe fears, minding nothing outside their own being. Spoken words are no longer needed because the voice from within is louder than what the ears can hear. Only when the camera is up they pose and smile for a few seconds just to show the world they exist before sinking back to the depths of their own solitude. "Sometimes your silence speaks better than your words, for our souls understand how much you care just by seeing your being in the moment." -- M, 2023 --