DI MULUT KOTA JOHORE BAHRU, MALAYSIA

Wajah itu ada padaku

juga pada kulit , rambut, suara

telinga kurang faham

dendang serampang dua belas

dia tanya

dimana aku duduk di Indonesia

dari kebisingan stasiun

terminal bis bersatu

di mulut gerbang

pohon-pohon

tiang lampu jalan

tepi pantai sudut kota

pinggir parit restoran

pedagang kaki lima’

bintang lawak Ibrahim pendek

aku jawab

mari kita berdiri

di puncak supermarket

di seberang stasiun

dia mengangguk

aku mengganguk

jarinya menyentuh pundakku

kami melangkah menonton wayang

AT THE GATE  OF JOHORE BAHRU, MALAYSIA

The face hit me

and my  skin, hair,and voice

ear suffered from not comprehending

the song of “serampang dua belas”

She asked

where I sat in Indonesia

over the noiseof the station

bus terminal crowdedly

at the gate

trees

street lamp posts

by the beach of the city

next to restaurant gutter

to shopless traders

to a comedian  Ibrahim Pendek

I exclaimed

come and stand up

at the top of supermarket

across the station

She nodded

I nodded

her soft fingers lay on  my shoulder

we walked  to see movie