Quatrain About a Pot

On a nameless clay
I see your face once more
My eyes are not that dim, obviously
for seeing what is not there

What is the worth of this pot, anyway,
save part illusion?
something that will break one day
and for us to make

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Di acara Bukan Empat Mata yang ditayangkan Trans-7 sekitar  awal Maret 2010 lalu,

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