Something inside the oven is sending the cinnamony smells, wafting
through the house, but there’s no relieve gasps, hovering sound or joyful smile
from my mouth. It should be wonderful, but it’s not.
I remove the banana bread and transfer to a wire rack. I see the cracks
on top of it but then I thought what’s so beautiful about a crack in a loaf? An
impossible question wouldn’t come slightly into my mind long ago.
I slice them and put it in my mouth, hoping to taste its magic like it
used to, hoping find my enthusiasm inside the gentle mix of cinnamon, palm
sugar, flour, butter and mashed banana that used to comfort me, but I find
none. I’m in void.
I touch the old brass tray, the silver plated forks and spoons and
knives, the 50 years old traditional pan to feel the rustic feeling, to imagine
our great grandmothers play them along in their idyllic kitchen, to feel the
memories, think how they become a secret treasure for us; but I can only see a
bunch of artifacts.
I’m waiting the golden and blue hour, when the soft light slowly falls
into different objects, creating shadow and mood and ambience, to see how light
hit a drop of honey and let it sparkle, to watch the light play it magic and
try to capture its beauty thru my 50 mm lens.
But I stepped back when I see none. Feel none.
I think I lost my sight.
The bluish hue, yellowish tone or complement color doesn’t attract me
more.
I think I’m numb.
I couldn’t recognize the graphically design of veggies, the texture of
rotten fruits, the fancy butter cream on top of cupcakes or simply the shape of
dash of flour.
The yeasty waffles, the milky
bread, the buttery pies, the sweet sour berries, the exotic smell of
herbs and spices, the bubbling homemade fruit jam, the thousand layer pastry
all gone into nowhere.
They used to mesmerize me, attract me, entice me, and kick my taste
bud, shiver my vein, excite my heart, invite my saliva, open my weary eyes and
tickling my nose.
I’m losing touch to something I used to, losing touch to something I
once loved.
kikiiiii, ai miss yuuuu bumil. Are you good there? what kind of symptom is that? is t ibecause of the pregnancy? if it is,may it all go away soon.
ReplyDeleteKikiii baik-baik yaaa kamu di sanaaa, doa yang baik-baik tercurah untukmu... kangen poto-potomu ah ;)
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to read this, Dyananda! Sending you well wishes!
ReplyDeleteyou gonna be just all right dear...hang on there
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you gonna be just all right dear...hang on there
ReplyDelete#syantiwhe