Joko Pinurbo, Pacarkecilku (My Little Girlfriend), Magelang: Indonesiatera, 2002.
Utan Kayu
for Godot
One night at Utan Kayu I didn’t meet you.
I didn’t meet anyone.
There was nothing but chairs upon tables.
The café was closed. Only part of the night
remained. I heard the rats making music
with plates, glasses and spoons. ‘I saw a great
performance tonight’, Brother Cat reported.
Where were you? Usually you are sitting looking
pretty in the corner, drinking the wind, smoking.
You looked happy when I arrived.
‘Hey. Where you have been?’
It turns out you are in the theatre.
You are putting the words back together
Which are scattered across the floor. You
are crying: hiding your face in the change room.
The next night I didn’t see you
again in the audience. You didn’t appear
once more on stage. ‘Hey, where you have
gone?’ I call out repeatedly.
(p.9)
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