Never-ending Prayer

In a prayer
Millions of pearls
Are dangling
In a line of blessings
Letting go off
What is called
Attachment,
Co-dependency,
And ignorance.

When darkness traps
What is called hope,
It is love
That keeps it sparked
And sparkling
Before it is free,
Traveling light
On a beautiful orbit.

——

my boy, I commit to celebrate your life and dreams instead — be always in our heart; you are so much loved, you are always remembered 💕

alfatihaah 💕

Selfish To Selfless

Time flies
Space shrinks
Moment signifies
Does it even matter?

You farewelled
Sweetly to all,
Yet no one knew
Until you departed.

This selfish self
Has learnt selflessness
That it is about forgiving regrets
And escorting you to the grand gate.

We weeped heavy tears,
You’ve left long love trails.
We thought we loved you,
You’ve ignored our selfish wails.

You smiled at the long line
That witnessed your selfless joy.
We smiled to you, thanking life
For giving privilege of having that boy.

Thank you
For magically turning us
From egoistical arrogance
To considerate beings.

Thank you,
My dear boy.

——

Gathering after his funeral, most of us shared about our experiences with him in his life time. Most of stories were his witty strength, social awareness and artistic talents. Many were also about how much he ate — he was not a picky eater.

Yet some kept saying “I can’t stop crying”, “I was one of those giving him last sacred bath”, “I trembled one night before he passed away”, “Why did you leave me?”, “I am so lonely without him around”, blahblahblah of all expressions showing how people experience you. Great self you are!

Yet does it matter? We mostly are all regretting what we didn’t do what we should have done with and to you. We mostly have difficult time to forgive ourselves for not doing so with and to you.

It is about you — all the administration and ceremonies. Yet at the end it is about forgiving ourselves from what we have regretted and about accepting that you are not physically around anymore.

You? Vito, you pass this cycle and enjoy the happiness beyond our joy!

My tears will dry; yet my love will keep flowing to you.

💕

Salaam.

we’ll continue striving for what you’ve always dreamt of — loving family and wise fun personality!

people said it is the longest line of funeral procession for a young man of an ordinary family — everyone said it is because of your true and selfless self

Pink Rose

As pink
As rose
My heart
Chants you
Forever
As love
That throbs
Through blood
And tears
And breath
And words
In heart
And body
And mind
And spirit
And soul

you might not like pink rose but this is the most beautiful petals with which i can sprinkle with the least tears for your no-turn-back journey 💕

our last Bali tour with Ocka was our most testing trip — the rain and storm and damn how would you stop driving every three hours and said “Mbak, i am hungry i can die driving” 😁

our love is about laughter and wit ♥️

my broken heart in romance has turned to a minuscule particle compared to my broken heart of losing my beloved nephew

Run Free, My Boy!

My tears will dry
But my love will keep flowing

Please forgive me. Please forgive me. Please forgive me.

💕

you were young yet always the one giving me wise words to keep being my own self — you were right “you are alone but never lonely, look at your poems, all struck me with fire to stay strong!”

you were poorer than me yet always the one telling me to keep positive yet humble

you were as fun as my soul won’t be yet you are a soul as wise as my wisdom can’t be

what about our next trips that must be cancelled? you just walk and leave me a beautiful gaping hole in my heart

we love you with or without words, we lose you with or without tears

I LOVE YOU AND WE’LL MEET AGAIN IN A BETTER PLACE AND TIME