Penulis: Sanja Atanasovska is a Macedonian journalist and poet
Sanja Atanasovska is a Macedonian journalist and poet submitted her poetry to Majalah Sunday, “Cities are Shaking”
From the beating of my heart
entire cities are shaking.
You are like a river,
you never stop,
you are like love,
but I cannot see you.
I leave you all my marks,
I will not know about yours.
And you are breaking the code of love
and body language
is a sanatorium for lost emotions.
The punishment awaits you
like a fiscal bill.
Entire cities are shaking,
and I no longer have any longings,
I only have a comet in my chest.
Kau laksana Bengawan,
tak pernah berhenti mengalir.
Kau serupa cinta,
namun tak kasat mata.
Kutinggalkan semua jejakku padamu,
tapi jejakmu tak pernah kutahu.
Dan kau telah melanggar semua kaidah asmara,
di mana bahasa tubuh hanyalah suaka
bagi perasaan yang terlunta-lunta.
Sebuah hukuman menantimu,
pasti dan dingin, laksana tagihan pajak.
Seluruh kota terus berguncang,
dan aku tak lagi punya kerinduan.
Di rongga dadaku,
yang ada kini hanyalah sebongkah komet.
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