Poem:
“SEPIEN 22”
By Octavianus Masheka
Mother,
reading you
is reading the expanse of a history of boundless love and affection
like the immeasurable surge of the deep blue sea
like a gentle breeze that greets me endlessly
loyalty
caring for and raising
until I grow and develop
is the embodiment of your promise
despite the pain of life’s thorns
bringing pus and bloody wounds
hurting the body and soul
you remain steadfast
unfazed by the heat
undeterred by the rain
eternal throughout time
lonely
give me water
to wash my mother’s feet
I drink
as the wine of the soul’s coolness
Tangerang, November 16, 2021.
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Contributor: Lasman Simanjuntak
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