• September Rain

    It was raining too that day. The morning when I decided to leave your city. Our conversation from the night before was still vivid. And my eyes were still swollen from too much tears. But that’s exactly the reason why I had to leave that next morning. When the rain just fell without reason. And

  • Unchanged

    I thought it would be easy to forget you, But every time the dusk arrives, I gasp for air, As the memories of you run back through my veins. … I thought it would be easy to let you go, But every time the sky looks like this, That void inside me reappear, Torturing me

  • Another Day

    Wake up every morning, As the world revealing, Unfiltered. … News after news, Slide in, Sad stories, Unfolding. … A name you know, A face you recognize, A number you can’t keep up. … As early as 6 am, You already grapple with reality, You gasp for ease, Your brain demands sanity. … But there’s

  • Angin Musim Gugur di Dobutsuen-Mae*

    *Salah satu cerpen dalam buku kumpulan cerpen Siklus Cinta (2016) karya saya dan Tietha Birgitta. Bagi yang berminat, kumpulan cerpen ini bisa dibeli di Poyeng Hobby di Jogja dan Tobucil di Bandung. Perempuan dalam kotak suara memberikan pengumuman dalam bahasa Jepang yang hanya bisa kupahami sepatah-patah. Meski sudah tiga bulan aku di sini, kemampuan bahasa

  • Klub LDR (Tamat)*

    *Dimuat di Majalah Kartini Edisi November 2018 – Januari 2019 Klub LDR mengadakan pertemuan darurat. Setelah berminggu-minggu vakum dan hanya dihadiri sebagian anggota, Klub LDR akan berkumpul lagi dalam formasi nyaris lengkap. Kami berempat: aku, Rum, Bu Kas dan Mbak Im telah sepakat bahwa kami akan terus bertemu meski Tik sudah meninggalkan grup WhatsApp dan