Mohawk
Mohawk
就要離開Mohawk 公寓了 ,住了半年的地方, 5A曾帶給我許多布魯克林的浪漫夜,儘管浴室澡盆常傳來樓上Pratt美術系學生的油畫松香水味道,房間裡簡陋的只有友人丟棄不用的單人薄床墊.,一個利用報廢不用門板加工充數的大書桌,一台Denon 音響, 一架Panasonic 電視,20元折扣傢俱店買來的立燈 ,從樓下弟弟處搬來的穿衣鏡,隨身從台灣帶來的倫飛筆記型電腦,這就是我全部的家當了!空間雖大,一入門卻只有家徒四壁的感覺….
離開布魯克林搬到曼哈頓本是件另人高興的事,如今竟有點依依不捨, 四人同居的小公寓, 我倒像生活在沙漠中獨立的綠洲上,和室友不打照面許久,倒是有人進出的動態全知道….誰叫我是門口第一間呢…隔壁女人的戰爭還沒結束,嚴重起來連廚房調味料罐擺放的位置都要吵, 我關緊房門拒絕當調人..韓國小妹妹又不知天高地厚的帶男友回家來了..
今後搬家到曼哈頓,不太可能會有室友,也無法享受到能這麼悠閒的開開窗 ,點著芳香蠟燭,享受夏夜徐徐的涼風習來…從克林頓高地望著曼哈頓的璀燦夜景, 很清楚的分辨出Art Deco的克來斯勒大樓是黃色的蠟燭頭,帝國大廈今天穿著傳統的紅.綠.藍外衣..下城稍遠處應該是愛迪生電力大樓,紐約人壽和大都會保險大樓分別較勁的局面;身處布魯克林俯望曼哈頓的奢華夜景可不是蝸居曼哈頓島的紐約客所能體驗的!
對面窗櫺上一對黑人情侶恩愛的依偎在一起,還有一隻拉不拉多正擺尾爭寵,夏季的紐約還沒熱到需要開冷氣的地步,特別是在這涼風習習的五樓頂.隔壁紅磚大樓的每個明亮窗口都在上演著伍迪艾倫的大都會傳奇,不知那裡傳來的爵士樂聲還有焗奶油千層派的香味,我像坐在戲院裡的觀眾,安靜的窺視對面大樓單位4B的男主人倒臥沙發看著球賽轉播; 3D的年青學子群聚廚房聊天喝啤酒; 2C 的小女孩在媽媽的監視下心不甘的刺耳練琴聲;還有5F 的火辣女祕書機警的捲簾換衣;如此關上了一個明亮窗口, 或許不遠處又有另一盞燈被點亮,然而不變的是大都會的傳奇永遠進行中..…曖…..人總是在即將失去時特別感到珍惜…..
很難忘懷的一幕是離開Mohawk 公寓前夕, 隨身衣物打包.運送前最後一次到地下室自助洗衣, 背著像聖誕老公公般一布袋的髒衣物, 數了又數,積攢了許久的25分硬幣,Quarters,就在常常午後攜著滑輪鞋,自由自在悠遊滑行.思考的中庭內院,旁邊的洗衣間裡,有一位身著紅色連身長裙,足踏輕便軟鞋, 外罩寶藍外衫的俏麗女子 , 正俯身攬取洗淨衣物置於洗衣籃内, 我兩相視一笑, 禮貌性的打完招呼,她便起身, 雙手將洗衣籃挽於胸前, 準備離去,俏麗的臉龎, 窈佻的身材…令我頓時失了神, 差點忘了作為一個尖頭鰻應該主動趨前為雙手有事的小姐開門的禮節…回過神來..收音機裡傳來了Billy Joe 的”Uptown Girl “….好似預告我將離開backstreet boy 的生活;開始追尋Uptown girl 的曼哈頓新生活….望著她玲瓏有致的背影….漸漸的淡出我的視線…..
久久不能忘懷….<
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Uptown girl
She's been living in her uptown world
I bet she never had a back street guy
I bet her mama never told her why
I'm gonna try for an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am
And when she knows what
She wants from her time
And when she wakes up
And makes up her mind
She'll see I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love with an uptown girl
You know I've seen her in her uptown world
She's getting tired of her high class toys
And all her presents from her uptown boys
She's got a choice
Uptown girl
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
And then I'll win
And when she's walking
She's looking so fine
And when she's talking
She'll say that she's mine
She'll say I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love
With and uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am
Uptown girl
She's my uptown girl
You know I'm in love
With an uptown girl
My uptown girl
You know I'm in love
With an uptown girl
My uptown girl
You know I'm in love
With an uptown girl
My uptown girl


