Wrote this in high school. I asked my friend to give me 5 random words for me to work into a poem, because I had a bit of writer’s block that week. Safe to say I was kinda proud of it. It’s no revolutionary poem, for sure, it’s not even Sapardi Djoko Damono’s level, even though I strive to be there. At the end of the day, it’s a fun poem to write.

NETRA KARAMEL

Matamu memikatku

Di bawah cakrawala aku membeku

Meskipun senja hangat membalur kedua siluet kami bagai madu

 

Kupandang terus engkau dari jauh

Sepasang netramu yang berbau karamel tak kunjung riuh

Justru jatuh terjebak bagai sauh di ujung laut

Bahkan sebuah binar pun tak tertemu

Hanya goresan masa lalu yang tampak dalam sepasang netra karamelmu itu