By Dina Oktaviani
after so many secretive and anxious years
those two friends make love in the end
at a time, when bodies
are no longer as when as they first wanted them
at a time, when life
has become more assured and imprisoning
at a time, when hearts
have become sadder and colder
at a time, when they can no longer feel anything
in a kiss and copulation
at a place, which makes them
feel as though they are liars or complete strangers
after the awkward romance
angels sit at both edges of time
the television is on, the curtains are closing themselves
sky is breaking in through the bathroom tap
there is no conversation, they sleep, for a long time