
VARIAN ALMERRIDHO
LONDON: EXCERPTS
A journey through memory. Curated journal entries during my time in London.
2023
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I want to tell stories but I have none. I want to read it out loud when I look at the mirror I want to listen to my stories and follow my...
Veni, Vidi, Vixi
//I. Omne vivum ex ovo// I cannot recall the seconds when I was still my mother's egg. Though I know for sure that you were there. We had...
Making Sense of Adolescence: The Youth and Communicating Kindness in a Digital World
Thank You for Sharing (2016) dir. Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Prologue The other day I watched my (little) sister give my father a (big)...
Timbang
hati, semakin gali semakin timba akal, semakin benderang semakin kelam insting, semakin kobar semakin beku matahari, semakin hari semakin...
New Plans
When I grow up: tart apple,green. strawberry-faced children. When I grow up: mutual funds, many funs, friends. When I grow up: space...
Yearning Years
The hungry stray calls for empathy. I crouched to beg it to go away, lest I be the one calling. A beautiful morning of consequence, sun...
Van Gogh Dikubur di Halaman Belakang Rumahku
Dia dikubur bersama peluru yang dikeluarkan dari perutnya, yang dilumuri terpentin dan Cobalt Blue, bukan Cadmium Yellow. Kami–aku, dan...
Memory
I think of the ghosts dwelling inside my home and the monsters under my bed. I think of their wellbeing and their comfort. Maybe one day,...
Two Voices in The Air
I heard the wind shivering. I heard the air whispering. I heard it all. But I didn't notice it was you. (When the ringing in my ear...
_____________Birthday________________
when I suffocate because of the mold casted on my fetal self strike it open with the knife I gave you on your birthday hold my cold hands...
Linger
Dear gravity that pulls down the hour's grain of sand, Will you promise to hold me when things get out of hand? Dear minute-hand that...
Kokohnya Surau Kami
Kalau bertahun-tahun yang lalu Tuan datang ke tempat masa kecilku, Tuan akan melihat padang rumput dan rumah-rumah setengah jadi. Di...
Legacy
Dawn Back in 85. Terminal Pulo Gadung, Father said. Bags of matted shirts and naivety found its home in concrete. Sad lyrics and upbeat...
On The Constant Push To Learn New Things In The Midst of A Disaster
Heart Attack (2015) We tell ourselves that we'll do all kinds of things in the future. Learn the guitar, get a driver's license, or just...











