Don’t Let The Ghosts Chase You

他是第二個能讓我循環一整夜的男子。其實很多時候能安慰我們的不是華麗的排場,而是在所有修飾都褪去之後,他們最真切的樣子。我們都被自己困住,困在我們的驕傲與罪惡裡,我們的渴望與恐懼裡,困在帶著一定紀律卻同時也能把我們逼瘋的生活裡。

我以為已經沒事了,但是怎麼,儘管燈光昏暗,我還是一眼就認出了你,還是在你的眼睛裡找到深邃的夜空,我還是掉了進去,那個久違的自由和舒暢,還是覺得好熟悉,近得只剩昨天到今天的距離。原來沉到心底的事都還埋在骨子裡,看似已經消退的癮,血液裡都還找得到清不乾淨的毒。也許吧,釋懷的意思指的是,我們沒有忘記,只是過往的一切已經不至於打亂生活每天該做的事。

讓你難受的是你自己的面容,映照在舊時的場景裡,都顯得狼狽。然後安東尼跟我說,不要自己嚇自己,已經不早了,先把夜晚都睡去,把剛喚醒的感覺都睡去,至於明天的事情,我們明天再去擔心。

Terenife Sea

Another man that I can stay up and listen to all night long. Keep repeating. Keep exploring. A genuine voice is the greatest comfort to the other million restless minds. We are all stuck somewhere, somewhere that makes us feel small. We are stuck with ourselves. We are stuck with our pride and shame. We are stuck with our desires and fears. We are stuck with lives that keep us sane and drive us crazy all the same time.

I thought I moved on because I finally stopped reminiscing about those touches and conversations. But why is that, why didn’t it cost me even a second to recognize your outline in the dark? Why do I still see you celestial? Why do I still see the night sky trapped in your eyes and I still get lost in them?

Things our brains try to forget stay in our bones and show in our dreams. What troubles me is my own reflection in them. But we will figure it out sooner or later, won’t we? Eventually? And we will be fine. Don’t let the ghosts chase you. Let tomorrow worry for itself. Now, sleep.

春雷冷雨

驚蟄 | 桃始華,倉庚鳴,鷹化為鳩。雷發東隅,眾蟄潛駭驚出,故以為驚蟄。當時節,草木舒橫,大地回春,桃紅梨白。燕子回時,時雨細綿。無眠臥聽風雨,垂首春花滿溪。青翠染柳如煙,荷鋤歸耕夕陽。

所有節氣裡,關於驚蟄的敘述大概是我最喜歡的了,雖然是時序第三的節氣,但是帶來的春意卻比頭兩個還要明顯。上個禮拜發現靠牆的那幾棵樹突然刷白了,遠看像積雪,走近一看,原來是一夕之間開滿了小小碎碎的白花。接下來淅瀝瀝的那幾天,撐著傘踩水經過,見小花也跟著雨滴散了一地。春天裡一切的來去都迅速又短暫,等到太陽出來中場休息,再下一場雨時,就換嫩綠色的枝枒要登場啦!

辦公室內仍舊不停的施工,因為連續不斷的好幾個雨天,裡外都跟著濕漉漉的,空氣裡混著一股水泥和油漆未乾的味道,還有一絲微妙的心浮氣躁,大家對著鍵盤敲敲打打,桌前的茶杯也冒著蒸氣,每喝一口就被我們像滅火一樣迅速蓋上,好像再多逗留個兩秒就會混進粉塵。突然間,外面一聲轟隆巨響,連地基都在震,我開心地想,太好了!除非是什麼巨大鋼筋掉下來,不然不就是第一聲春雷了嗎?

正轉過去跟安東尼確認,結果一看他手舞足蹈比我更開懷:「噢不!船長!我們撞上冰山了!」