In Front of the Mirror

In front of the mirror he lost himself
he was forced to bury the body in no man's land,
above the rest of the hopes that are cracked by time.

Like many things in front of a mirror
something that comes and then disappears
in the depths of the eye.

And anything, it takes time
to be abandoned, missed
back to the origin of memories.

In front of the mirror, there is nothing left in sight
there is a loss of a long journey trail
and the rest of the time silenced on the light
and the reflection of the face in front of the mirror.

Di Depan Cermin

Di depan cermin ia kehilangan diri
terpaksa ia kuburkan tubuh di tanah tak bertuan,
di atas sisa harapan yang retak oleh waktu.

Serupa banyak hal di depan cermin
sesuatu yang muncul lalu sirna
di kedalaman mata.

Dan apa saja, akhirnya butuh waktu
untuk ditinggalkan, dirindukan
kembali pada muasal kenangan.

Di depan cermin, ada yang tersisa dalam pandangan
ada kehilangan dari jejak perjalanan panjang
dan sisa waktu yang terbungkam pada cahaya
dan pantulan wajah di depan cermin.

(Pondok Kates, 2018)