Sunday, September 21, 2025

Around The World in 24 Lines

I just still can't wrap it around my mind 

About how hard it is to actually lose your presence

I guess I'm used to having a 911 that's only mine

Maybe I took it for granted until your absence


Sometimes I daydream side by side with my own thoughts

I'm torn between longing you and not interrupting your process-

of letting go of the thought of me, of moving forwards

And yet anywhere I go, I keep my glances at your words-fortress


I'm soon flying to Surabaya, then Texas, and Da Nang

I'm still in Jakarta, and even here someone asked about you

Saying things like nothing happened feels weird on my tongue

It's gloomy inside, with a forced expression to get through


I was reading the Da Nang competition manual the other day

And hell, you would've been the perfect mentor for my judging

As your plan, you were going to help me rehearse until I'm ready

It's based on a novel, you know how this distracted mind on reading


The drinks and stories will be based on a chapter from the book

I would score them, yet you're the capable one to sit

I'm exhausted of surviving the travels, being on the hook

The journey has so much to offer, so little to breathe


Wish I could, just temporarily cover the emptiness and fill the void 

But the only person who can blur your spot doesn't want to see me

So even with some euphoria, Jakarta couldn't help with the feelings raid

Let's just wait and see what next cities have to offer to set me free

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