Friday, May 20, 2016

The final note, arriverderci. - Aishah Kazman

If someone ever to ask me
What love feels like
I guess that need a moment to answer

Allow me to take a moment
And close my eyes for two

Because everything I knew so well
For the past five years
Has become a strange memory

It's like remembering that you visited the zoo when you're five
But you forgot the colour of your overalls
Or the flavour of ice cream you had chosen

It's like remembering the countless nights you've spent together
Talking on skype for five hours and another hour texting before bed 
But you forgot what secrets you shared
Or the first emoticon he sent with hearts on it

It's like remembering that you had late night picnic
With an overpriced sandwich and a carton of orange juice
Sitting next to each other in KLCC park
But you forgot what made you laugh
Or the jokes that he made

It's like remembering sitting in the car
In an empty parking lot somewhere in Bangsar
And you're almost crying and he slammed the steering wheel with anger
But you forgot what you were fighting for in the first place

It's there,
But the little details of it are gone

Maybe I still have all that memory in my head
Somewhere hidden beneath all the ego and anger
Maybe I have deleted everything
With a single click

And maybe what we have worked on
For the past five years
Are now a distant memory
Smiling pictures in our memory card
Endless conversations from our whatsapp history
And countless dried rose petals between the pages of my favorite book

Maybe I want to end this all along
Maybe you wanted this
Either way, we have come to the end

Five years is not a short time
Either it is a long time
For you to meet someone
And have your life to change forever

It has been a grear journey together
But it's time for us to take separate ways now

Arriverderci.

Monday, May 2, 2016

Reason - Aishah Kazman

You used to be my reason to wake up in the morning
Because I know you'd be the first one to wish me
Even after a long tiring day
I would still be okay
Because I know you'd be there listening to my rants and rambles

But things have changed now
I've lost my reason to wake up and brave the day
Because im scared of failing and messing up the day
And the worse thing is I wont have anyone to listen to me just like you do

That's the scariest part

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Doppio - Aishah Kazman

In that little cafe by the corner
With neon signs of double espresso
A metaphor to the double trouble
Even the double stalk of orchids
Could not mask the smell of frustration and heartbreak
Lingering from the table by the window

A man with sleek white shirt
A lady with floral pencil dress
A cup of hot long black
A slice of classic cheesecake

Once upon a time
They were lovers
Full of sweetness
And steaming lust
Now has nothing
But hints of bitterness
And bits of regrets 

Nothing can tend these two souls now
Not even a tall glass of mango maracuja

Coffee that lingers - Aishah Kazman

The warm golden rays embrace me
As if trying to say
I'll be okay
As I look up to the blinding orange sphere
Peeking behind the two twins
Im feeling quite the opposite
It's like my commuting journey
From a long day at work
Is scripted by a propaganda
By strangers and fellow commuting members of the train
It's like everyone is trying to mock me
By sending hints of little bits and pieces
Of things that would make me reminds of him
The one stalk of red rose that the girl shove to my face in an overpacked train
The shirt with little owl prints all over
The deep stares just like you used to make
The tight embrace by a couple as they make jokes about others in the train
The living and breathing humans
The laugh
The smiles
The stares
Its mocking me
Its bringing me back to unnecessary memories
That I wish to wash away
But I can't seem to make it work
As they said
Love is like a good coffee
The taste lingers somewhere in you
Even after a very long day

Space - Aishah Kazman

Let me find love within myself
Before I can find love in you
Just give me time
And maybe space

A little bit of both
And one fine day
I'll be running back to you
Stronger and bolder

And love you even more