Apa Kabar, Bo?

  Apa kabar, Bo? Kemarin saya ke Gramedia. Sanctuary saya pas jaman SD. Dulu waktu Hero Swalayan masih ada di Gatot Subroto. Biasanya saya ke sana setelah ngumpulin duit jajan seminggu dan bisa buat beli komik. Ngga seperti sekarang, dulu banyak komik yang sampul plastiknya terbuka, jadi saya puas-puasin baca sebelum akhirnya beli cuma satu.  Jaman itu majalah Bobo tidak setipis sekarang. Apalagi pas edisi khusus, tebalnya bisa ngalahin kamus. Hahaha, bercanda ya, Bo. Bobo benar-benar teman bermain dan belajar saya, ada beberapa dongeng dunia yang sampai detik ini saya masih ingat. Ada juga dongeng lokal yang jadi favorit saya. Mungkin penulis Bobo sudah lupa, ada sebuah cerpen, yang memuat cerita ibu petani yang asik bekerja hingga anaknya kelaparan. Saya ingat ada syairnya: tingting gelinting, perutku sudah genting, kelaparan mau makan. Saya kemudian meniru syair tersebut dan dimarahin Mama. Beliau bilang, ngga pantas didenger orang. Oh ya, Bo. Mama adalah orang yang berjasa...

Midnight Doctor 2.0

The doctor laughs when i say: 'i think i'm in love'.
'Shin, you're in love like breathing. So easy and free. That's not love. That's your head playing your hormon and your judgement. Remember, you're on manic phase.' That's right.
'But then, how can i know if that's love or mind game?' I frown.
'When you're in love, you're not thinking. You feel it. Beside, you make things inside your head that's not healthy.'
I sigh. So is not only difficult for me to find the guy i can freely in love for. Now i have to work things to know whether that's love or one of manic episode. I remember at the beginning of this year i thought im in love with two guys at the time. Turns out, the manic's gone and i dont even think about them anymore. Still they're very talented and inspiring.
'Shin, you have to be careful. For in your manic episode you might have strong desire to involve in sex and since you're a naive, you could misundrestand that and called it love. No, you're not in love.
'Beside, you have this tendecies to mislead between admiring to love. Yes, you're admiring their talent, their strong will, their normal family, and your manic head told you it's love. Judging from your hot head, you might run to those boys and told them that you're in love with them. No, you're not.'
Im quite when the doctor talk long.
'How's your sleep lately?'
'Not much. Still awake until midnight but my head's clear. I dont see so called vision or something that boiled my head or turn it off.'
'What about 'the thought'? It's coming again?'
'Yeah, like two days ago, i've thought about that again. You know that i wont really hurt myself. But having that thought, still make me guilty. How can i despise live.'
'You stop taking your medicine, right? So you should eat and sleep properly. About the love things, you might enjoy it as far as you could. As far as it wont hurt you or ruining your future.'
The doctor waiting for my comment but i stay silent. Things going through my brain. I have a lot to say but im going stammer if i talk about feeling. The doctor waits.
'Hey, Doc. I just wanna be happy. Is there any chance i can be normal and happy?'
'You know that already ...
'Happiness is a state of mind' we talk in rhyme. If that so, no wonder it's hard for me to be happy. My mind wasnt in a good state.