Lying Down

By Sapardi Djoko Damono

As I’m lying down sick like this,
I often picture an old leaf
fluttering in the wind, breaking free from its stem,
and flying here and there effortlessly.

As I’m lying down sick like this,
I often picture you all up there on the Hill,
scrambling to catch the wafting leaf,
and full of longing kissing it over and over again.

Percakapan, from Damono, Sapardi Djoko. Melipat Jarak : Sepilihan Sajak 1995-2015. Cetakan kedua ed. PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 2016.