you ain't know nothin
they said, last month you were just born again
but how come? then we're older than him
while moi? moi's been around since first time i saw the world
(i heard that small, big boned boy chirping
to his two friends in the back seating)
the car stopped by the river
everyone needed meal and the car a washing
down the river went the boy, screaming
as the wide, shallow river
his naked back sweeping
with its mighty cold water
That Sir was just smiling
his grin was saying
ah li'l boy, what do you know of this world?
you know nothing
than the oversized pants you are wearing
i might be born last month
but the world i have known
(thought i have developed this thing
a talent to lip reading)
in the evening
the car stopped for a while
for heavy meal and a bathing
this time, they went inside a village
dark was it, sky clouding
and the children i saw doing something
they thought smart of doing
excuding soap to make it bubbling
applying them on their skin
to get rid of mosquitos bitin'
(i smiled at their new invention)
then to the children happened something
the big boned boy thought it wasn't worth trying
his skin got itching itching
thus he went down to the river a washing
putting his toes first, water temperature a testing
dark was it, water sky mirroring
but he still thought of shrimp catching
along the grass towering
all grown up men had just finished a washing
he was left all alone, standing
the boy decided to be friendlier
to the straight haired born again Mister
Hey Mister, did you happen to cempedak fruit tasting?
it smells nice but why i felt like sleepy when sniffing?
is it really edible or what Sir? the boy went asking
(this time i pretended not to be eavesdropping
i was pretty sure that was his way of saying
I am so sorry for ignoring)
the Mister looked down smiling
perhaps thinking of the boy he longed to have
or just remembered he once was a youngling!
before he opened his mouth answering
the boy went on saying
Mister, like your crooked nose!
and why you always go uff uff
every five minutes or three?
(Guessed the Mister had been deciding
whether to like this boy or nothing)
have you eaten Son? Mister only said one thing
the small big boned boy looked up, nodding
*of Danau Singkarak, Padang, Musi*
