BATAS

by Aan Mansyur

Semua perihal diciptakan sebagai batas. 

Membelah sesuatu dari sesuatu yang lain. 

Hari ini membatasi besok dan kemarin. 

Besok batas hari ini dan lusa. 

Jalan-jalan memisahkan deretan toko dan perpustakaan kota, bilik penjara dan kantor walikota. 

Juga rumahmu dan seluruh tempat dimana pernah ada kita.

Bandara dan udara memisahkan New York dan Jakarta. 

Resah di dadamu dan rahasia yang menanti dijantung puisi ini dipisahkan kata-kata. 

Begitu pula rindu,  hamparan laut dalam antara pulang dan seorang petualang yang hilang. 

Seperti penjahat dan kebaikan dihalang uang dan undang-undang.

Seorang ayah membelah anak dari ibunya, dan sebaliknya. 

Atau senyummu, dinding diantara aku dan ketidakwarasan. 

Persis segelas kopi tanpa gula menjauhkan mimpi dan tidur.

Apa kabar hari ini ?

Lihat,  tanda tanya itu jurang antara kebodohan dan keinginanku memilikimu sekali lagi.

we

We've got a lot of memories, 
But there isn't much time.
I'm sitting here thinking of, 
the day we say goodbye.

Our friendship is so strong.
It seems like nothing could go wrong.
We know even when you're gone;
we got the strength to carry on?

Because, we are the best there is yet and,
We are what not a lot of people get and,
We are the thing that people want because, 
We're there for a shoulder to cry on.
No one can make us change our minds,
because we'll be best friends for all time.

It seems there are so many people 
who have a different friend everyday,
we thank God for each other
cause not lots of friends stay this way.

We've had our up and downs.
We've circled round and round.
But then we finally found
a friendship so bound with trust!

Because, we are the best there is yet and,
We are what not a lot of people get and,
We are the thing that people want because, 
We're there for a shoulder to cry on.
No one can make us change our minds,
because we'll be best friends for all time.

We laugh at things no one seems
to think is quite that funny.
We make weird faces sometimes.
We say things people would hide.
We'll be best friends till we die.
When you leave we're going to cry;
but sometimes life is unkind,
least we'll be friends for all time.