at a classic, not to say out of date,
fast food joint.
you get to watch people, too,
from the wall length mirror—
figuring out how much sugar they are taking
while they hold their lovers’ hands,
talk annoyingly loud over their phones,
gawk unknowingly at a cheesy rock star wannabe on tv
forgetting that they really are not in the privacy of their own rooms.
and you say to yourself,
looking at the grease and crumbs in front of you,
that’s the cost of a nostalgia.
more often than not,
some things are better left a
myth.
27 july 2007
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Gratiagusti Chananya Rompas was born in Jakarta, 19 August 1979. She studied English Literature in Universitas Indonesia, Depok (2003) and received her masters in The Gothic Imagination from University of Stirling, Scotland (2005).
She is one of the founders of Komunitas BungaMatahari, a mailing list-based Indonesian poetry community that have embraced many poetry enthusiasts with its catchphrase “semua bisa berpuisi” or, roughly translated, “poetry for all”. She is also involved in Selatan, a literary journal, and Paviliun Puisi, a monthly open mic event--both managed by her and her like-minded friends.
She currently resides in Jakarta, trying to find balance between writing and day-to-day living.
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how cheap is the steak, is it still good?? some cheap steak really have baad steak… I mean, they can't freakin cook!
pengen coklat…
it's like to sit at AH Cikini Raya while eating cheap steak and chocolate cake … and of course to watch people outside doing their activities from the wall length mirror.
ah my beer partner, what is this, some kind of premonition from you? hehehe…nice one this is, as always!
coklat hangat dan pie apel.
hehe.. actually i prefer medium rare but there's nothing lousier than a cheap steak, no matter how they cook it.
mau juga. lots of it!
hahahah.. that was where this poem was written!
this is just a simple lightweight piece. no pretentions, no nothing. but i guess it's that good that you can have so many readings out of it. hahaha. cheers mate.
nyaaaammm.
its that good. at least the last part. eh, dewa heineken memanggil-manggil nih! hahahaha
Bingo my dear Anya! That's the place I hide away from 1999-now.
Kalo ke TIM, setelah minum es kacang merah di kantin Beringin [?]… gw sering ke AH sendiri meninggalkan teman-teman dengan alasan mau makan. Gw selalu duduk di kursi dekat jendela kaca yang panjang itu sambil makan mini double chocolate dan nasi goreng. Gw senang melihat orang-orang berlalu lalang di depan TIM. Gw juga menikmati 'kebingungan' karena gw mencintai tempat itu.
I do miss you, Anyaaaaaaaa!!!!
makanya ke bk ajaaaaaa
cieee donny! cieee anya!
ciecieee Metta, cieee Ney!
cieeeee Acha
cieee acha gak pake celana…
hail yeah to double chocolate AH TIM… yipieeeee
medium rare tenderloin + glassful of beer…glek!
Tessar, BunKat 2 Desember datang ya ke Au Lait!
Tessar, BunKat 2 Desember datang ya ke Au Lait!
iya donn…mo bagi2 rahasia…;))
sipppppppppppppppp…
hahaha.. let's do that again!
hihihihi… ternyata suka makan itu juga ya?
wakakakka.. see you at cafe au lait then!
bk burgernya kecil ya. hihihi…
chocolate cake-nya ternyata ga terlalu enak pula. :p