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Boşlukta Gezinti Anıları

   Thu, March 1, 2007 - 10:23 PM
(Iki yıl önce yazdığım bir parça. Bir roman başlangıcı olarak düşünmüştüm, gerisini getiremiştim. Yorumlarınızı bekliyorum...)
(I apologize for those who dont understand the language. But I had to get it out...)
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Boşlukta Gezinti Anıları - I


“Neden yazmaya başladın?”
“Kendi gerçekliğimden uzaklaşmak için.”
“Kolay oldu mu?…”

Son hatırlanan sözlerin ardında anlamsız karanlık bir boşluk yatıyor.Güneş gökyüzündeki yolculuğunun yarısını tamamlamış, ben daha yeni ıyorum. Bunlatıcı sıcak içimi kaplarken kafamda binlerce beyin hücresinin öldüğünü anlatan bir ağrı hakim. Gözlerin kapalı olup da tembellik yapmanın anlamsız gelmeye başladığı anları yaşıyorum. Yeni bir pazar. En azından yatağın diğer yaninda ismini hayal meyal hatırladığım birisi yok (toplumun bana yükledigi o suçluluk duygusunu getiren).

Yeni bir gün işte, yanlızlık içinde uyandığım, bu lanet olası kıtada geçirdiğim diğer günlere benzer… Geçen gecenin son sözleri hala aklımda.



İnsanlar hayat dolu renkli San Francisco sokaklarında, arayışlar içerisinde. Dün, Michelle ile öğleden sonra bir mangal partisinde karşılastık, “Benimle takılsana bu akşam,” dedi. Onun o güzel suratına hiç bir zaman hayır diyemem ki.,. Akşam buluşuyor, birlikte bir ev partisine gidiyoruz şehrin en pahalı mahallerinden birinde, sayısı o kadar da çok olmayan gökdelen apartmanların birisinin terasında. Engin bir koy manzarası var, uzaktan köprü üzerinden geçen arabalar karınca misali, küçükken ikiz kulelerin tepesinden gördüğüm insanları hatırlatıyorlar. Kulelerin artik New York ufkunu süslemediğini farkederken kendi kendime gülümsüyorum, tarihten bir anı yakalamanın verdiği mutluluk ile. Düşüncelerim, olağan (bir eli boş, diğerinde birası olan) sarışın bir herif tarafından bölünüyor. Arkadaşının Michelle'e a asıldığını yeni farkediyorum, rahatsız oluyorum bireden ikisinden de, ama teklif ettikleri esrar dolu pipoyu da geri çevirmiyorum. Anlamsız bir sohbetten sonra Suzanne’le oradan tüyüyoruz bir sonraki durağımıza yetişmeye.

Dünyanın her yerinde olduğu gibi buradaki taksi şöförleri de deli, onca zaman araba kullanmanın getirdiği bir rahatlık ile herkesin önünü kesiyorlar. Bazı şeylerin hiç bir yerde değişmediğini farketmek içimi ürpertiyor. İkinci durağımıza varana kadar bu düşünceler aklımdan yok oluyor neyse ki: bu şekilde gecenin baslangıcında çok düsünmek insanın keyfini kaçırır. Vardığımız the Great American Music Hall 60lıları anımsatıyor efsaneleri ile birlikte. Ben, o efsanelerin yıllar önce takıldığı odalara iniyorum Suzanne ile birlikte, yeni efsanelerin imzalı resimlerinin süslediği mekanlara. Burada çalisabilir miydim onca anı arasında? Düşünemiyorum bile…

Biz mahsenden yukarı çıkana kadar konser bitmiş, insanlar dağılmıs, barmenler tekila şotlarını bir biri ardına diziyorlar. Bense, Michelle ile yeni hedefimize ulaşmadan once, üzerinde tropiikal süs balığının kazındığı küçük bir mavi hapı yutuyorm. Alkolden keyifle donen beynime yeni bir darbe indirmek için, geceyi uzatmak, insanlarla birlikte gecen anları doldurmak için.

Mighty kıpır kıpır, insanlarla birlikteyim ama muzikle baş başa. Kibar selamlaşmalar arasında mavi yolculuğumun başladığını farkediyor, beynimin dayanılmaz isteğine kendimi bırakıyor, vucüdumun hareketlerine kendimi bırakıyorum. Hoş ama boş bir sarhoşluk içerisinde dudaklarımda sakin bir tebessüm varken, işte, hayat hep böyle olsa diye düşünüyorum. Ama biliyorum sonunun geleceğini. Ve o geleceği düşünmek için gecenin henüz çok genc olduğunu farkediyorum. Nasil geçtiğini hissedemedigim bir zaman zarfindan sonra muzik bitiyor, ışıklar yanıyor, ve son durağın yolculuğu başlıyor.

Ten dolu bir ev, sabahın dördü. Sağlıklı insanlar uykularının en derin noktasında belki huzurlu bir diyarda, belki acımasız bir kabusta iken, ben uyanıklığın en keyifli noktasında, tanımadığım ana anladığım insanlar arasındayım. Ne de olsa hepimiz aynı mavi yolculuğu paylaşıyor, yolculuğumuzun kesişme noktalarını zevkle yaşıyoruz. Etrafımı kaplıyor dokunmak isteyen eller, okşanmaya hazır vücutlar, bitmek istenmeyen sohbetler, tadılmak istenilen dudaklar, belli belirsiz sözcükler, paylaşılan telefon numarali, email adresleri; derin siyah bakışlar…

….

Ve aklımda o son sözler. Bunaliyorum ağırlığı altında. Hayatın anlamsız bir yansıma olma duygusu ağır basıyor, yazmaya başlıyorum.

Yanlızlığımı doldurmaya çalışıyorum.



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Fri, March 2, 2007 - 8:38 AM
One day the frog was sitting by the creek. It was a sunny day, peaceful. The creek was located in a beautiful spot - a place where the desert meets the sea and warmly couched in thin but vibrant vegetation. The frog was observing the patterns of the water flowing, and the insects hovering above something quite tasty. He was a bit hungry but not overly famished, he thought to himself that the insects, though assuredly to be tasty, wasn't worth the bother. The creek let into a small waterfall and he was awash with the spray of the falling water. The patterns were sweet and the air fresh. This loneliness was fresh - finally - for once - the sense of peace allowed him to be. To him, a gentle lilting fog starting to settle over his sights - becoming a new premanance he never anticipated - yet he was at peace with it.

His fellow frogs loved him but always he felt misunderstood. He spent much time frolicking, swimming, chasing and jumping - always had a good joke in hand - always looking about, with his bugeyes, intently, at the world and into the souls of the others around him. But for most of his life - he felt alone. He had been torn by it - often times even ramshackled - mostly saddened. It didn't make sense to him that he felt ok - knew he was good frog (although he had his problems - like most frogs he was quite sensitive - absorbing the universe through his skin, hearing through his body - but unlike the others he was especially sensitive to his environment and often times became sickened when the location was out of equilibrium - when there was a sense of something awry in the neighborhood - he would always be the first amongst the frogs to notice it and he was known as " the first amongst equals" to adversely suffer). But, he could not understand why he felt so detached from the others. When he stopped blaming himself and them he decided to leave.

He had spent time with the geckos and the iquanas (the latter group were a strange transplant into these parts, he never could understand why they would come here it being relatively cold for their taste but he had learned inhis life not to be too judgemental or else it would close off the mysteries of the world to him) and although they got on splendidly he never quite found a home. The adventures
were rich - and everyone learned from each other. He discovered love that he hadn't known before. The universe was opening itself
up to him - and his skin and his ears and his eyes and his inspiration loved it.

Yet he still lacked a home. Not understanding this he travelled far and came here - to this creek - to the shrubs and the succulents, to the fresh water and the insects and to the cracks in the granite walls. There were less souls here but the ones he met, immediately loved him and he loved them back. All of god's creatures came to this place and it was an unusual selection of the animate - and he was amazed.

On the creek the frog was sitting. He was watching the patterns, the insects, and he found himself deeply enchanted by his passion. This passion of his took him to places far and wide, imagined - beuatiful and powerful and sometimes terrifying but always exhilirating. At that moment, on that spot of the creek where the frog was sitting - that place became a magical portal and he was prepared to step in - he was prepared for the next transformation.

Hop hop hop hop. Smack smack smack.

The frog looked back ever so gently. His strong legs prepared for the saving leap if necessary.

Hop hop hop hop.

There beyond the bend - where a tiny brook meets the creek, a rabbit stood (or sat? he could never figure this out with these creatures) staring at him and at the creek. She was thirsty and nervous because she would dip her head into the water and look up in rapidly repeating succession. He was amused, his guard let down and he looked again closer. The rabbit - with big (and dare say he) beautiful eyes - was fixated on him. He thought to himself, no no no, I don't think these creatures like the taste of frogs, no no no.

The rabbit took a great leap and landed next to him before the frog could react. The ground shook and he was stunned. Now the rabbit, was immediately beside him. She wasn't that big, actually, and he stood (still frozen, of course) almost shoulder to shoulder with her.

Their conversation went a little like this:

"What you thinking about?" hop hop hop hop....

"What do you mean what was I thinking about? I was just taking it in here by the creek."

"Yeah, I know, I was watching you for some time now. So what are you thinking about?"

"Stuff"

Hop hop hop hop....

"Ok, I was thinking about how the world is connected and transformative in a constant weird sort of way. I was thinking about how sometimes how I feel left out"

"Wow, you're kind of heavy aren't you?" said the rabbit.

"I don't mean to be but that's how it goes." answered the frog.

Her whiskers twitched and she looked back at him quizically now. She said pointedly, "would you believe me if I said to you I completely understand you and if I told you that we aren't all that different?"

The frog sarcastically thought to himself this chick is nuts. Though he still paused, felt disarmed by this statement, and suddenly felt really hungry - an urge never felt by him so voraciously. Not knowing how to answer and given his famished state without thought he took down with his long tongue fly that foolishly let down its guard and gobbled it up from one moment to the next. The rabbit laughed at him - laughed a hearty laugh, hopped up and down and said, "You're funny."

She then stated matter-of-factly, "so do you dance?"

"Dance? Are you cracked, of course I don't dance" He was lying.

Hop hop hop hop....

"See this, I've got legs that let me dance. But you got legs that look like mine - just slimy and green - but I can live with that. We've got mobile power in our legs, baby - we're a rare breed in this world. We should go dance"

He thought to himself, "'Baby'?, she called me 'baby'? Man this chick is really off her rocker." But...

...but he felt a warmth enveloping his body - a warmth full of powerful attraction in him for this Being. What was this rabbit doing here? Who is she? Hell! I didn't know rabbits dance. How did she know that I do too. I wonder what those whiskers do for her. Would it be fun to ride up on her back.

And like an ethereal moment he watched these words float by before his eyes. He laughed outloud -barking, croaking, giggling laughter (all the while the rabbit rolling her eyes). He started to hop up and down out of sheer pure joy, and love. It was uncontrolled. The rabbit started to do the same.

And from a distance one could see the two of them there, dancing down by the creek, making a lot of noise, jumping, hoping madly.
 

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