Author: Ismim Putera

SHORT STORY | He Who’s Chained Up With the Devils by Ismim Putera

SHORT STORY | He Who’s Chained Up With the Devils by Ismim Putera

Posted by | Jul 24, 2020 | |

This year, Almighty God have decided that he will be chained along with devils in that particular month. Of course, there is only one month where devils are chained up. I have no idea where the sky angels got the revelation from. It was not properly revealed. Traditionally, the revelation was accompanied by hymns from the virgins, and Archangels would flap their wings like butterflies when they descend with the blessings from High Heaven. Some said it was a whisper from a prophet sitting on the third orbital layer of the sky. Others said, with a patristic tone, a...

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POETRY | The Leaking House by Ismim Putera

POETRY | The Leaking House by Ismim Putera

Posted by | Feb 17, 2020 | |

The house leaks As above, so below The rainwater tracks along the ceiling board Drenching all the dust And drips silently Onto my face At first I thought it was my tears From looking at The old house. The house leaks As above, so below Rainwater rushes through the cracked tiles Flooding all the sand And seeps softly Onto my feet At first I thought I was standing On a vast ocean surrounding The old house. The house leaks As above, so below But the love inside it, Never ran out, We swept the floor We dried the room...

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POETRY | As The Heat Is Lost by Ismim Putera

POETRY | As The Heat Is Lost by Ismim Putera

Posted by | Oct 14, 2019 | , , |

Outside the house, The sun is bright, It burns the house and dries the grass, and rains blessings to the rambutan tree, So it bears thousands of sweetness, For us to pluck and eat, And the ducks under the jambu tree, Sitting at the river bank, waiting for the tide, And we plant cangkuk on the hard ground, And it grows, leafy and lovely, Under the heat, as expected. Inside the house, The flame is bright, In the sooty kitchen, The air is painted with scented herbs, The dancing onions on the sparkling oil, Of the sweet curry with the...

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