Jungle Fever
I shut my eyes to the flickering lights of assorted colours. I embrace the loud music as it thumps together with my heartbeat. Surrounded by Bimbo and Deli, we showed off our moves as our eyes scanned the room in search of a potential lover.
Other than the futile manhunt, I observed people of all walks of life coming together in this arena. They stripped themselves of their normal self and adopted a character unknown to themselves. Possessed.
I freed my senses. I allowed my limbs and body to move in harmony with the hiphop beats. I feel as if I am in a zoo witnessing animals coming together. Jungle fever. Tall figures stood still, dumb struck and unable to dance. They remind me of giraffes, undeterred and nonchalant of the gyrating of bodily movement encompass. At a distance an overgrown ape disturbs the peace of a group nearby with his excessive movements, obstructing the people around him. Just beside me a group of hyenas, sat drunk and laughing at a plight of their member who has spilled beer on a passerby. A group of hawks perched on the second floor, set their eyes on beautiful preys, just waiting for the right time to sweep in and collect their kill.
I didn’t know why I was there. It must have been this jungle fever going around. Alluring me with the hopes to let myself lose and forget the anxiety within me. Yup, maybe that was the reason. Or was it mainly because Luqman was around and it has been awhile since I hang out with Bimbo.
It wasn’t in my itinerary for the day to enter that venue. I wanted to find my own sanctuary to reflect and find peace within myself. But I have to say it helped temporarily.
Oh yeah Luqman, you were a joy to look at. Safe journey home to Australia. You too Jeremy.
