by Ned Taufik
Or is this reality?
I look up to the sky and I see blue and clouds though it’s raining
I look to my left and right
And everything’s pristine except my head
Because I’m on my knees begging to God
“Please take me”
Because I have wished to go but nobody is taking me
Because I have seen my death and the dead reaching out to me
But somehow I’m still breathing
Because I only want to breathe
If I see the sunflower under the moon and where the stars are hugging
And I only cry if I see your face when the light is dimmed
When your eyes light up when the world feels bearable
Baby, I am hurting forevermore
I am suffocated being here
If it weren’t for you I won’t even bother
Cutting up my arm welcoming the angels
Baby, I love you so much but I can’t stay here
I can’t be there where life is like this
I can’t be alive when I’m without you
I can’t live if living is pain
Because I’m too dumb to feel and I’m too selfish to be breathing
And I’m ashamed of myself
I’m ashamed of everyone and I deserve my punishment
And I wish we were in middle ages
Because I would be hung and you will see me cry my last tear in the air
Once more being up there before meeting God
Then into hell
Because it’s no different than life now
Because I’m prepared and because it’s better that way
Or if there’s another world then show me that
Because a world like this makes me question
Is this reality that I’m in?
Or is this heaven?
© Ned Taufik 2024-02-13