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"Leyeh-leyeh" (Sebuah Cerpen di Januari)

Alkisah, ada dua insan bernama si Sendok Emas dan Si Jelata. Mereka berdua lahir di waktu yang sama, dengan jam, detik, dan menit yang sama, kala fajar menyingsing. Takdir mempertemukan mereka entah bagaimana. Walaupun berada di tanah yang sama, Sendok Emas tinggal di istananya, dan Jelata tinggal di sebuah rumah kecil yang dibangun Sendok Emas, suatu tempat di pojokan. "Kamu, sahabatku. Jadi kita harus tinggal berdekatan" ujar Sendok Emas suatu hari. Jelata hanya mengangguk. "Tapi aku tidak akan pernah memanggilmu dengan sebutan Tuan, seperti para pelayanmu," Sendok Emas bingung, "Kenapa? Sejak lahir semua orang memanggilku Tuan Muda. Kok kau berani memanggil namaku?" Jelata tersenyum. "Hai Sendok Emas, kau bilang aku sahabatmu, bukan? Seorang sahabat memanggil satu dengan yang lain dengan nama. Kita sederajat, bung. Kaya tidak membuatmu lebih tinggi dariku." Sendok Emas menyetujuinya. Sejak hari itu, ia berjanji untuk selalu mendengarkan Jelata...

Day #1 on 2021 : Lie

 Before this day ends, I just want you to know that I spent the rest of the day by lying. I lie to myself, thinking that today is the newest day, the different air, different person, different goals and the new notebook to keep my plan works. Nope, I was lying. I lie that from today and the next day, and perhaps forever that I can changing myself for a night and lasts for the rest of my life but still it is hard. I lie when I told you I'm okay, but actually my mental is quite okay, but my stomach burns me a lot today. It is getting painful until I'm going to sleep. Too many minds haunted me. But I know that the meaning of first day of the year is always excites me. No matter how hard but I always lying and promising myself. I hope I only lying today. I hope those lies, now started to become a little thing that is true. Such as, write what is in my mind. Can I promise to you to write one thing one day? So, I hope I'm not lying. I love writing, I love it, I really do. Because...