THE ILLUSION (Poem)

By: Riskaninda Maharani

The shadow of face comes again

Reflecting in my eyes

Stopping  in the bottom of my heart

Bothering my calmness

And disturbing my long nights

The smile comes again

Appearing on my mind

Bringing down the defense of my heart

Breaking my heart

And living in my dream

The face that I never see

But it exists

The smile that I never look at

But it is real

I do want to make a wish

Between his photos

That I have put them tidily

On the table of my room

I do want to reach a feeling

Betweeen a pile of his poems

Piling up tidily

As my collection

                                 

Will the shadow of face be a reality?

When will the smile exist?

Although I know that I can’t make a relationship

With a shining star

Image by: www.googleimage.co.id.

Translated to English in Dili, East Timor, September 2^nd 2010.