House on The Distance

There’s this light that glows

on the particular part of that house,

A part where no light ever shines.

That house on the distance,

who could possibly still awake

at this particular time of the night?

Does someone live there now?

Did someone prepare to take some exam?

Is a mother awake along with her child?

Rocking her back and forth,

singing lullabies south to north.

Is it a father with wandering minds?

About their future and his child,

About his wife and his child?

Or maybe, it’s an anxious one;

trying to greet some sleep

that never comes?

What’s your guess?

What light could it be

In that house on the distance?

Ananda Khaira Azizah,

Pekanbaru, Dec 24th 2025.

Written at 1am on a Wednesday.

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