An affair in Mahébourg
“How can you expect to have an affair with me in Mahébourg? I have to go back home.”
Ti ho parlato con un tono divertito, lì, di fronte alla laguna blu, a pochi passi dall’aeroporto.
Gli aerei partivano e sembravano venirci incontro, salvo poi salire alti nel cielo e sparire tra le nubi. C’era anche quello per Cape Town: non potevi sbagliare osservando la coda colorata della SAA.
Li contavo: uno, due, tre di fila. E tu mi ripetevi, caso mai non avessi capito, di incontrarci al waterfront della cittadina. C’era tempo prima della mia partenza. Ho sorriso di nuovo mentre ero flaccidamente appoggiato al frangiflutti con l’orecchio teso a percepire i rumori degli aerei.
Il sole tramontava, lo si capiva nonostante la quasi oscurità del cielo nuvoloso. Se ne poteva osservare una piccola porzione brillantissima da uno squarcio di nubi. “Nice sunset, I like you” mi hai sussurrato direttamente nell’orecchio con il tuo corpo interamente appoggiato al mio e io ti ho baciato.
Avrei voluto buttarmi in quella laguna blu tra le rocce nere di lava e la barriera corallina; avrei voluto giocare a nascondino tra le palme. Ma c’era tua figlia che ci seguiva.
Pensare a una qualsiasi cosa tra noi, sarebbe stata pura follia!
Mi avevi seguito dal poster della Peugeot per ben 4 chilometri. Probabilmente eri rimasto sorpreso dal fatto che fossi rimasto diligentemente in coda dietro al bus: un gesto di civiltà sconosciuto nell’isola dove tutti sorpassano.
Avrei desiderato essere un ragazzino, non piegato dalla fretta e dal timore di dover presentarmi in aeroporto. Sì, mi sarei lasciato abbracciare e stringere in un amplesso odoroso di olio vegetale per tutta la notte.
Benché fossi convinto che la tua era pazzia, un tocco di indecisione di una persona che ha smarrito il sé e il carma da seguire, ero certo che saresti rinsavito dopo la mia partenza e avresti portato di nuovo incenso, banane e noci di cocco al tempio di Grand Bassin nei giorni a seguire.
Avresti anche pregato, sì, pregato in ginocchio davanti a Shiva, Visnu, Ganesh e chissà a quale altro dio.
Nella consapevolezza del tuo triste passato, avresti pensato a me, ormai volato oltre il Tropico del Cancro, l’Equatore, ben sopra il ventesimo parello Sud, nell’emisfero opposto, quello della costellazione dell’Orsa Maggiore.
Ti regalerò il mio sorriso per sempre.
Man Down [Censurada] – Rihanna
I didn’t mean to end his life, I know it wasn’t right
I can’t even sleep at night, can’t get it oout my mind
I need to get out of sight, ‘fore I end up behind barsWhat started out as a simple altercation
Turned into a real sticky situation
Me just thinking on the time that I’m facing
Makes me wanna cry‘Cause I didn’t mean to hurt him
Coulda been somebody’s son
And I took his heart when
I pulled out that gunRum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum
Man Down!
Rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum, bum rum bum bum bum
Man Down!Oh mama, mama, mama
I just shot a man down
In central station
In front of a big ol’ crowd
Oh, why? Oh, why?
Oh mama mama mama
I just shot a man down
In central stationLittle 22, I call her Peggy Sue
When she fits right down in my shoes
Whatchu expect me to do? If you’re playing me for a fool
I will lose my cool, and reach for my fire armI didn’t mean to lay him down
But it’s too late to turn back now
Don’t know what I was thinking
Now he’s no longer living
So I’m ‘bout to leave town, aye uh‘Cause I didn’t mean to hurt him
Coulda been somebody’s son
And I took his heart when
I pulled out that gunRum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum
Man Down!
Rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum, bum rum bum bum bum
Man Down!Oh mama, mama, mama
I just shot a man down
In central station
In front of a big ol’ crowd
Oh, why? Oh, why?
Oh mama, mama, mama, I just shot a man down (well hear me now)
In central stationSaid, I’d never thought I’d do it
Never thought I’d do it, never thought I’d do it!
Oh gosh, what ever happened to me?
Ever happened to me, ever happened to me?
Why did I pull the trigger, pull the trigger, pull the trigger? Boom
And end a nigga, end a nigga life so soon
When me pull the trigger, pull the trigger, pull it pon’ you
Somebody tell me what I’m gonna, what I’m gonna do? EhhRum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum
Me say one man down (ah wah me say?)
Rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum
When me went downtown’Cause now I’ma criminal, criminal, criminal
Oh Lord ah mercy, now I am a criminal
Man Down, tell the judge please gimme minimal
Run out a town none ah dem can see me now, see me nowOh mama, mama, mama
I just shot a man down
In central station
In front of a big ol crowd
Oh, why? Oh, why?
Oh mama, mama, mama
I just shot a man down
In central station
I didn’t mean to end his life, I know it wasn’t rightI can’t even sleep at night, can’t get it oout my mindI need to get out of sight, ‘fore I end up behind barsWhat started out as a simple altercationTurned into a real sticky situationMe just thinking on the time that I’m facingMakes me wanna cry’Cause I didn’t mean to hurt himCoulda been somebody’s sonAnd I took his heart whenI pulled out that gunRum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bumMan Down!Rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum, bum rum bum bum bumMan Down!Oh mama, mama, mamaI just shot a man downIn central stationIn front of a big ol’ crowdOh, why? Oh, why?Oh mama mama mamaI just shot a man downIn central stationLittle 22, I call her Peggy SueWhen she fits right down in my shoesWhatchu expect me to do? If you’re playing me for a foolI will lose my cool, and reach for my fire armI didn’t mean to lay him downBut it’s too late to turn back nowDon’t know what I was thinkingNow he’s no longer livingSo I’m ‘bout to leave town, aye uh’Cause I didn’t mean to hurt himCoulda been somebody’s sonAnd I took his heart whenI pulled out that gunRum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bumMan Down!Rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum, bum rum bum bum bumMan Down!Oh mama, mama, mamaI just shot a man downIn central stationIn front of a big ol’ crowdOh, why? Oh, why?Oh mama, mama, mama, I just shot a man down (well hear me now)In central stationSaid, I’d never thought I’d do itNever thought I’d do it, never thought I’d do it!Oh gosh, what ever happened to me?Ever happened to me, ever happened to me?Why did I pull the trigger, pull the trigger, pull the trigger? BoomAnd end a nigga, end a nigga life so soonWhen me pull the trigger, pull the trigger, pull it pon’ youSomebody tell me what I’m gonna, what I’m gonna do? EhhRum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bumMe say one man down (ah wah me say?)Rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bumWhen me went downtown’Cause now I’ma criminal, criminal, criminalOh Lord ah mercy, now I am a criminalMan Down, tell the judge please gimme minimalRun out a town none ah dem can see me now, see me nowOh mama, mama, mamaI just shot a man downIn central stationIn front of a big ol crowdOh, why? Oh, why?Oh mama, mama, mamaI just shot a man downIn central station
