somewhere, smiling :)

two big brown eyes
stare out on the world,
one big red hat
sits low on her eyes.

a curtain of protection. 
protecting her peace, 
a happy place to retreat.

unseen, unheard, unbothered,
she explores her world
step by step.
a peaceful gaze, a steady eye, 
calmness, personified.

her world,
a place of action,
pure,
powerful,
action.
so human, so pure,
words drift off to other worlds.

i’m lost in her world,
welcoming its warmth,
feeling my way.

actions speak
louder
than words.

small actions are big,
big places are small.

my eyes, mesmerized.
attention, captured.
senses, transforming.
what’s next?

she stops
a reflection catches her eye. 
a moment in a parallel world, 
in a familiar nothingness,
memories made in a mirror. 
she smiles. 

she stops
a kemboja catches her eye.
then her hair,
a scent of the sun,
colors of the island, 
blending naturally 
with her batik. 
she smiles.

a cohabiter of chaos, 
curious adventurer,
her playful mind in a world
where shadows sing. 
wayang! 
jumping in her mind,
dancing on the streets, 
living in peace,
like nobody’s watching.

but i watch. 
i watch carefully. 
imagining what she sees,
learning how she moves,
thinking, what’s she thinking?
i smile. 

a new sense of timing, 
making way,
for a new way of seeing.
finding a new rhythm,
in human harmony,
where it’s each moment
that matters most of all.

senyum tang yelum

new smiles shine bright 
on the scattered pieces, 
mending old smiles, 
embracing sadness as love,
replacing shortcomings
with new becomings. 

a new smile. 

🤟

solo city
21.11.2024