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KARENA SESUNGGUHNYA WANITA DAN AKU


sarah kay


aku mendengar suaramu tadi malam
ketika pertama kali
memasuki rumah dengan cahaya kuning dan asap kebiru-biruan
lantas aku terburu-buru mengikuti pintu mana saja

aku teringat dengan sebatang cerutu yang dipesan
dan diantarkan tadi malam
seseorang yang sedang memerhatikanku dari belakang
ia melihat dengan pandangan aneh dengan mata pertama
lalu kemudian dibukanya mata kedua
persis seperti ketika kita membuka mata selepas berciuman
dengan bibir angin yang baru saja melahirkan tabir-tabir baru
selepas tadi
selepas ketika kamu baru saja mengirimkan paket tanpa nama

apakah demikian
setelah seseorang yang mengantarkan cerutu
dan seseorang lainnya yang memandang kita
dengan tikaman yang memunculkan rahasia pada masing-masing matanya
merupakan cara untuk menguji kesabaran seorang wanita di sini

ia tidak bisa tidur karena angin cemas begitu kencang
ia tidak mengerjakan apa yang ditugaskan oleh gurunya minggu lalu
ia lupa mencuci tangan sebelum tidur dan lupa mencuci wajah
dari bintik-bintik air mata selepas saat itu
ia menerima cerutu dalam kemasan paket tanpa nama

aku melihat wanita itu dalam sebuah cermin
dengan bayangan jelas yang menunjuk ke arahku
ia sepakat mengatakan bahwa wanita ini juga adalah aku
yang juga melupakan cara memecahkan cermin dengan sebuah kepalan
yang dikumpulkan dari banyak jari manis
wanita itu menggunakan mukanya untuk melelehkan isyarat lain
isyarat permohonan peace be with me

ia berjingkatan mencari isyarat lain agar aku paham
bahwa ia tidak ingin aku marasakan sesuatu 
seperti sebuah pernyataan dengan tanda tanya sebagai bukti pertanyaan yang mesti dijawab
melalui sebuah kemalangan yang terus bertahan
agar tidak muncul pertanyaan baru
wanita itu
ia menantikan wajahku yang mengarah dekat padanya
agar aku menjatuhkan tik tok tangis
dalam bentuk yang tiada

aku katakan bahwa aku ingin memeluknya
namun tanganku tumbuh dan bergerak dengan sia-sia



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