Mourning in the Month of July

KOMPAS/WAWAN H PRABOWO

Sapardi Djoko Damono

I wrote this note about 30 minutes after receiving the sad news: "Prof. SDD has left us".

This time, the meaning of "leaving us" does not only serve as a piece of information, but gives an extraordinary feeling of abandonment, such as a sudden feeling of emptiness that makes the body experience the effect of losing weight.