BELIEVING - PERCAYA

By

Nugra Gente

Have you ever believed in ghost, or monster or spirit or whatever you call them? I didn't believe their existence at all, I had been searching for them my whole life in the basement, under my bed, at the kitchen in the middle of the night. They weren't there. Until today I realize that they actually ride on my back. All the time. Everyday. Everywhere. And each one of you have it too. There they hug you, grinning from your back.

Pernahkah kalian percaya akan hantu, setan, genderuwo, kuntilanak atau apapun itu? Aku awalnya tak mempercai keberadaan mereka. Sebab aku sudah mencarinya selama ini di besmen, di kolong ranjang, atau di dapur pas tengah malam. Namun tak kutemukan sama sekali. Hingga hari ini aku menyadari bahwa mereka ternyata duduk manis bergelayutan di punggungku. Setiap hari. Dimana saja. Dan kalian semua juga memilikinya. Ya, mereka memelukmu menyeringai dari belakang.

April 5, Tuesday

2016

Nugra Gente.