Emeralda________

By: Ahmad Putra Arifin

It was once the world

Child after child

Man after man

Mother

Faith

The door to the future

Has been locked

By fate

By two hands

Several two hands

Billions

By desire…

I am born

Deep within the dark

Engulfed in the cold

I open my eyes

Not a single soul

Even before I am born

I know

I am hope

It was once the world

Man after man

Mother

Faith

My world…

Lies inside this tube

Behind the looking glass

Unbreakable

And you look at me

Touch me, though you can't

Because you live outside

But you always say

We will change the world

We are different

And always as you say that

Funny

In your eyes

I see myself

And there

I was looking at you

I hear, everyday

I am the hope

I am the saviour

Though I am timid

Powerless

I can't even move

I can't even repay your words

I can only look

In this cold, dark prison

Inside this vessel of life

I can only see you

And you touched the barrier

Behind the glass

Cold

It is cold

But I feel warm…..

Once was a world

Mother

Faith

But my world goes no longer

She came crying

You soothe her

She fell down

You rise her

You hold her

Strange

You care for her

Candles lit the room

Because I am a year

But it was dark and cold

Outcries

Kisses

World

A world of faith

I woke up alone

Among people I could never met

Who knew loneliness

After flashes

Of forever

I see the world

The blue of the seas

The green of the earth

Images I could only dream

Children

People

Skies

Everything you told me

Of the world you want to be

Of what I am to bring

But you were nowhere

I see you

Talk to me,

Like you used to be

When you didn't know I listened

But you were not there

No....

Just a blink

Before sunshine

I had a dream

You died

She loved you 'til the end

And you loved her all the same

No !!

I followed you

Into the city in the sky

Into the vast desserts

To the cold recesses of the earth

I found you nowhere

......

You died in my dream

And without you

My dreams will die

Along with me...

But in the dark streets

Above the world long gone

Hidden underneath

Once was bright

Once was alive

Once was warm....

A million cries

Laughter

Hope

All gone

Buildings once tall

Skies once bright

I left them in a blink

Of a thousands of years

I remember

My eyes burning

Heart

Tears, burning..

I remember

It wasn't a dream

She died

For you and me

You died..

And set me once again

To forever sleep

Dreams

You dreamt for the world

And all I could do was stare

I watched you

When she was close to death

And you whispered the oath

I will live...

I cried for you

Hold me now

Like you would hold the woman

With the pride

and faith

Of a father

Take me with you

Trough time and fate

To what the world used to be

To return to yesterday

To the joy of hope amongst fear

To the eyes of the faithful

To outcries and kisses

To love

Once again

I see you closely

And now

I found you there

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