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Blog EntrySogno (I Dream)Feb 24, '08 2:38 AM
for everyone
A song by Andrea Bocelli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itF0GOu4t18

Va ti aspettero
Il fiore nel giardino segna il tempo
Qui disegnero il giorno poi del tuo ritorno
Sei cosi sicura del mio amore
Da portarlo via con te
Chiuso nelle mani
che ti porti al viso
Ripensando ancora a me
E se ti servira lo mostri al mondo
Che non sa che vita c'e
Nel cuore che distratto sembra assente
Non sa che vita c'e
In quello che soltanto il cuore sente
Non sa.


"Kemana ?"
"Kesana sebentar"
"Aku tunggu sini, k ?"
"Ok"

Drtttt.....drttt.....drtttt.....
Bunyi alarm getar dari handphoneku dan angka digital di monitornya menunjukan jam 4.30 pagi. Sepotong mimpi pendek mengakhiri tidurku.

Kubuka keran air dan menampung air dingin yang keluar dengan kedua tanganku serta membasuh mukaku.

"Go, and take my feelings with you in your cupped hands so you can always feel them when you put your hands on your face". Terngiang terjemahan sepotong lirik dari sebuah lagu Itali dalam benak sambil merasakan dinginnya air menyentuh kulit mukaku.

Qui ti aspettero
E rubero i baci al tempo
Tempo che non basta a cancellare
Coi ricordi il desiderio che
Resta chiuso nelle mani
che ti porti al viso
Ripensando a me
E ti accompagnera passando le citta da me
Da me che sono ancora qui
E sogno cose che non so di te
Dove sara che strada fara il tuo ritorno
Sogno


"Hapus aja semua"
"Semua ?"
"Iya, block all dan cut"
"Ok"

Fungsi cut and paste memang praktis untuk menghapus maupun memindahkan data yang besar dalam sekejap.

"Sayang dihapus semua"
"Ga papa, masih ada di memory kok, mau diliat balik?
"Iya"
"Control V aja"

Sebuah senyum manis muncul mensyukuri kehebatan penyimpanan memori dari sebuah kejadian.

Qui ti aspettero
E rubero i baci al tempo
Sogno


"Mau kemana ?"
"Pergi"
"Aku tunggu ?"
"Ga usah"

Panas yang terik membuatku terbangun dari tidur siangku diteras belakang. Sambil bangkit dari kursi malas kusambar sebotol Aqua dimeja dan langsung kuteguk sekaligus kusiram kemukaku. Masih setengah mengantuk dan kepanasan kuletakkan kembali botol Aqua besar itu dimeja dengan posisi miring. Botol yang setengah penuh itu jatuh dan sebagian isinya tumpah keatas keyboard laptopku.

"Warning: Keep away computer from source of liquid and protect from damp area". Terngiang sebuah bunyi petunjuk pemeliharaan komputer dari buku panduan

Un rumore il vento che mi sveglia
E sei gia qua.


Kali ini bukan mimpi. Aku usap keringat dari mukaku sambil menatap layar monitorku dan merenung atas hilangnya memori dari semua kejadian dalam sekejap.

Drtttt.....drttt.....drtttt.....
Bunyi alarm getar dari handphoneku dan angka digital di monitornya menunjukan jam 4.30 pagi. Sebuah mimpi panjang yang terdiri dari berbagai mimpi-mimpi pendek mengakhiri tidurku.

Aku duduk dipinggir tempat tidurku memikirkan harus melalui hari yang masih sangat panjang.

Here I will wait for you
And steal kisses from time
I dream
A noise, the wind awakens me
And you're already here.


Terngiang kembali terjemahan lirik bait terakhir dari lagu yang sama dalam mimpiku tadi. Aku tersenyum pahit menyadari kenyataan, mimpi dan sepotong lirik lagu.

"Nobody's here, I'm alone" kataku pelan, sendiri.

Blog EntryUntitled ConfusionFeb 11, '08 1:26 PM
for everyone
It's funny how when you know that you were asleep but you're feeling something else that felt so real. Next thing you know you woke up sad in the middle of the night, lighted up a cigarette and thinking about this;

flat words
casual gestures

felt like a sharp pain

closed doors
unshared thoughts

felt like a cold solitude

they say it takes two to tango
what it feels now is an endless one way highway

felt like an empty cold desert night


Next thing you know you felt sleepiness creeping back in and you're thankful for that.
Tomorrow is another day.

Blog EntrySisi Kiri Bangku TamanFeb 8, '08 1:00 PM
for everyone
Mataku menatap sebuah sudut sepi di ujung sana. Sebuah ruang hampa yang kini hanya bertepikan sandaran tangan kayu. Bangku taman dari kayu jati tua dengan ruang yang hanya cukup untuk dua orang itu terasa seperti lautan lepas tanpa daratan dilihat dari dimana aku duduk di sisi kanan.

Termangu aku duduk menatap berbagai guratan-guratan panjang maupun pendek yang ada di sandaran kayu dan dudukan bangku itu. Setiap guratan garis seakan bercerita kembali kepadaku kisah-kisah lama yang muncul dalam bayangan layar bergerak di kepalaku.

Kembali mataku menatap sudut kiri bangku taman itu. Sisa hujan semalam masih meninggalkan bekas noda basah dengan warna yang lebih gelap dibanding bagian lain. Setetes air hujan bahkan masih tergenang di sebuah lubang kecil disandaran tangan kayu. Permukaannya yang bening dan tenang menikmati keberadaannya di ruang kosong tak berpenghuni seakan seperti bola mata yang menatapku kembali dengan riang. Aku menatap kembali dan mencoba berdialog dengan tetes air hujan yang riang itu. Terpikir olehku mungkin dia senang nasibnya lebih baik dari para temannya yang jatuh disisi kanan bangku. Tetes-tetes air hujan yang kini telah lenyap entah terlempar atau terserap kulit atau pakaianku selama aku sering duduk terdiam disudut itu.

Mataku berbisik kepada si tetes air hujan dan meminta maaf telah melenyapkan teman-temannya. Sering terpikir mungkin lebih baik aku tidak duduk lagi disudutku dan pergi meninggalkan bangku taman itu. Mata basah riang itu seakan tersenyum dan mengajak ku untuk tetap menemaninya.

"ini adalah tempatmu dan sudut itu adalah dirimu. Jangan takut, teman-temanku akan kembali lagi di hari hujan yang berikutnya" katanya

"aku merasa ada yang hilang dan ini bukan tempatku lagi" bisik ku

"sisi itu sudah menjadi tempatmu dan guratan garis cerita yang ada disini tidak akan pernah hilang. bangku ini adalah rumah bagimu" katanya lagi

"aku sebelum ini tidak pernah memperhatikanmu" aku meminta maaf kepada teman baruku itu

"senyum mu setiap kali hujan turun adalah perhatianmu kepadaku dan teman-temanku" katanya tetap riang

Aku tersenyum melihat kepolosan dan ketulusan setetes air hujan itu.

"duduklah disisi ini. jangan takut kehilangan diriku karena bagian dari ku selalu akan kembali ke bangku ini setiap kali hujan" katanya lagi

Aku mengangguk dan tersenyum mendengar janjinya yang mencoba menenangkan hatiku.

"Aku akan coba pada waktunya nanti untuk duduk disisi mu" jawabku berjanji

"Jangan lupa untuk membawa lemon cheesecake kesukaan mu. Aku suka aroma jeruknya" dia mengingatkanku atas salah satu ritual di bangku taman itu

Aku menganguk lagi dan seakan bisa merasakan sisa rasa jeruk di lidahku dari entah kapan saat terakhir kali aku memakan sepotong lemon cheesecake.




Blog EntryThe Tide Is HighDec 11, '07 5:39 AM
for everyone
At the edge of a cliff
I look down
The tide is still high

Waiting for the calm wave
To come again
So I can jump into the blue

Maybe I'll have another beer
And wait
No fears, just boredom and a touch of exhaustion

And a digestion problem
From too many liquid fermented wheat
Enough in numbers to turn the bottles into bowling pins

Tide is High by Blondie & Into The Blue, starring Jessica Alba

Blog EntryFarApr 28, '07 3:27 AM
for everyone
"ride scooter, eat local food...." I said
"get drunk, sleep late and have late brunch" I continued mumbling
"where ...?" someone asked me
"sunbathing in some Greek Island" i half replied and half daydreaming
"wow, so far ?" someone wondered
"yup, so it won't be so easy to get back home"

Damn ! I need a vacation !!!!!


Image taken from di's photos on flickr

Blog EntryTwo Soybeans RitualJul 25, '06 11:59 PM
for everyone

"You did what ??!"
I remembered screaming that before waking up. I looked at the digital number on my cell phone, 5.24 am. Damn, the stupid bad dream which I couldn't even remember what was it all about now is making me wide awake. I looked around my bedroom still not wanting to part from the warmth cocoon of my comforter and try to search for the daylight coming through the crack of my bedroom window curtain. It was still dark outside. I lie there underneath my blanket and looked again at my cell phone, 5.27 am.

"Might as well get out of bed" I thought to myself. I threw the comforter off my body, and felt the chill of the air conditioned room. Walking toward my desk I grabbed the cold mug of coffee from last night and took it with me. I sat down in the chair and sipped my cold coffee while looking out the window. The sky is still greyish in color from the deficit of sunrise which should appear in the next few minutes. In the stillness of this early morning silence I can hear the Ikea wall clock ticking showing the time to be 5.29 am.

"What are you doing ?" I said.
"The usual, preparing for breakfast"
"You drink your milk yet ?" I asked again.
"Of course, I'm making tofu now"
"How many, two as usual ?"
I was half guessing and asking at the same time.
"Yup, you had breakfast yet?"
"I will later, maybe Belgian waffle"
I said grinning to myself at the thought of having the hot thick waffle with butter and maple syrup.
"Be right back, I think my tofu is done"

I look back out the window and can now see the sun already out. The red hibiscus flower that grew on one of the tallest branch near the window is wet from the morning mist. I turned on the TV and switch the channel to the morning news. Not really watching I turned back to the view from my window and take another sip of my cold coffee.

"I'm back"
"Hey there, you had your tofu?"
I asked.
"Yes"
"That was quick"
I said.
"You ate yet?"
"Nope, later"
I answered.
"Don't forget your vitamins"
"I won't"
smiling at the reminder.

The voice of the newscaster on TV is now switching to Mandarin. I watch the sub-title text to follow the news a little bit.

"Be right back again, k?"
"Where are you going?"
I asked.
"I'm just going to take out the the laundry and hang them to dry"
"K"
I replied shortly.

All of a sudden I heard the scream of the alarm from my cell phone. My hand frantically came out from underneath the warm comforter trying to search for the noisy handset to shut it off. I looked at the digital number display, 8.00 am.

I lie still for a moment feeling the warmth cocoon of my comforter and playing back the dream I just had. A short and forgotten bad dream within a nice long dream. I then threw the comforter off my body and walked towards the door.

I miss the two soybeans rituals.
I miss the view from the window.

I open my bedroom door and head straight to the kitchen to make myself a fresh brewed coffee. Passing by the Ikea wall clock the time is now 8.05 am.

Image Source: Agedashi Tofu



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