People think loneliness is empty, but mine is crowded. It is filled with thoughts swallowing each other alive, filled with every version of me that had to disappear just to keep moving.
Excerpts from Letters to a young poet, Rainer Maria Rilke.
“Go into yourself. Examine the reason that bids you to write; check whether it reaches its roots into the deepest region of your heart, admit to yourself whether you would die if it should be denied you to write.”
I love seeing people share what they’re genuinely into. Plants, art, cars, etc. Sharing your perspective is everything. That’s not oversharing. That’s connection.
That one writing was for someone in college. I ended up submitting it to a competition, and somehow it passed the selection stage for publication. I think I would definitely burst into both laughter and tears if it actually ended up winning an award.
That one writing was for someone in college. I ended up submitting it to a competition, and somehow it passed the selection stage for publication. I think I would definitely burst into both laughter and tears if it actually ended up winning an award.
Namun, penggunaan tersebut mencerminkan sikap seorang wanita dalam kehidupan sehari-hari; ketika ada yang meneriakkan “ibu”, hatinya langsung beradu, kaki dan tangannya sigap untuk membantu.
Penggunaan kata “digauli” sengaja dibungkus dengan ramah karena dalam masyarakat sendiri kita harus merangkul sistem yang bernama patriarki. Dan penggunaan kata “ibu” sendiri bukan semata-mata dimaknai secara harfiah di sini.