by Ned Taufik
As if every tattoo has its own meaning
Maybe a day is just another passing
A person is just another soul walking
And we’re just something as much as we’re nothing
But why does it hurt thinking
That you and I would stop kissing
Like I keep forgetting I was once living
Before your existing
In my life I was wondering
If we could be a queen and a king
And you offered me everything
And since then I’m nothing
Without your grace following
And my head is spinning
Thinking of days coming
I am scared of dying
Not because of the lights dimming
But because I’m not seeing
Or not hearing
Because maybe you’re crying
But I’m just still, staying
Quiet, not feeling
I’m scared of you hurting
And of me not helping
Of me losing
You, my most beautiful thing
What should I be doing
If I were really going
Would you stay smiling
Or would your eyes be turning
White and soulless tearing
For my disappearing
For the life we’re having
Will be the thing we’re remembering
Instead of the thing we’re living
And I’m scared of leaving
If I don’t know when I’m coming
Back to my most beautiful thing
© Ned Taufik 2024-01-22