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Two Happy Lovers
by Pablo Neruda

Two happy lovers make one bread,
a single moon drop in the grass.
Walking, they cast two shadows that flow together;
waking, they leave one sun empty in their bed.
Of all the possible truths, they chose the day;
they held it, not with ropes but with an aroma.
They did not shred the peace; they did not shatter words;
their happiness is a transparent tower.
The air and wine accompany the lovers.
The night delights them with its joyous petals.
They have a right to all the carnations.
Two happy lovers, without an ending, with no death,
they are born, they die, many times while they live:
they have the eternal life of the Natural.

Hari ini sangpejalan agak2 mellow nih. Mengutip puisi di atas utk menandai momentum semalam. Taman Menteng yang mulai kotor itu -padahal masih baru bo!- jadi saksi pembicaraan serius sangpejalan dengan sangkekasih untuk masa depan. Banyak yang kami bicarakan, termasuk soal Tuhan dan Setan. Ternyata, cinta tidaklah satu jenis saja seperti sering dikira banyak orang. Dan tidak semua orang yang saling mencinta bisa tetap bersama. Kami sudah sadar itu sejak semula. Hanya saja, seperti diutarakan Neruda di atas, kami cuma mencoba berjalan, menangkap bayangan yang mengalir bersama ("Walking, they cast two shadows that flow together"). Itulah perjalanan kami berdua. Perjalanan kehidupan...