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Dingin


Hari ini, di McD
Kupesan Ice Cone dan McFlurry
Vanilla dan kopyor
Rasa baru sepertinya

Kududuk di pojok
Pastinya dengan colokan
Agar cocok
Namun, tanpa password Wi-Fi

Hari ini, tak seperti biasa
Karena, HPku rusak
Satu-satunya alasanku
Ada di sini, di McD

Teller memintaku untuk
Menunggu selama satu jam penuh
10.15 hingga 11.15
Itu artinya, satu jam penuh!

Kulihat ke arah kanan
Terlihat kasir sedang sibuk
Sebetulnya, ini belum waktunya makan siang
Melainkan, waktunya sarapan!

Walaupun, sebetulnya, sudah lewat juga
Terlewat jauh malah!
Dari yang kulihat,
Hampir semua yang datang
Memesan satu hal yang serupa
Satu hal yang kekal
Sepanjang masa
Dessert!
Aiskrim kalau kata orang Malay

Mengingat aiskrim, aku rindu
Rindu dengan rasa roti es ala Singapura
Rasa roti itu, sangat sederhana
Sederhana, namun tersimpan banyak cerita
Akan aku jelaskan!

Roti yang digunakan adalah
Roti tawar
Dilipatlah roti menjadi dua lapisan
Di antara kedua lapisan itu,
Disisipkanlah sebuah cita rasa
Yang mirip dengan hari ini
Terkadang menusuk, seringnya sejuk
Maklum saja, aku hidup lama sekali
Di wilayah tropis
Maka, rasa dingin adalah kegembiraan
Terkadang malah musuh
Yap, betul, condiment atau tambahannya
Adalah es krim!
Dingin, bukan?

Itulah roti es krim ala Singaporean
Itulah rasa yang aku rindukan
Dingin, namun sejuk
Aku tak butuh apa-apa lagi!

-Surabaya, 26092023.
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