I have longed to hit the quill
and hear the faithful tick-tock
of a perishing machine
I have longed to bear witness
of encounters of words and meanings
long sunk in man’s memory
I have long prepared this soul
to find the truths, lies and doubts
buried deep in man’s mystery
(Sukasah Syahdan)
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