Barnacle Love (2008)
“Yet, I danced and sang and smiled, tempted by the comfort of my mind’s dream.
I will not stop my little boat from skipping across the sea.
I will dance, sing, and live, but only live my dream for me … WITH ANGUISH, MATEUS ALMEIDA sings a fado, while his guests sit at his table and weep. Manuel’s ass leans against the edge of the counter. He wipes the glass with the tea towel, Mateus’s “No spots” chiming in his head. Mateus hired Manuel to do odd jobs in his boarding house, and Manuel is gratefu...l to him. At fifty, Mateus is immaculate in every way: he cuts a fine silhouette in his tailored clothes, his greased hair, and buffed nails; the way he turns down a bed, dipping his hands in a small bowl of warm water, flicking the excess before smoothing the lip of the downturned sheets with his moistened palm creating a sharp crease. “We were not born here, Manuel. You must always appear to be … more,” he says without a hint of superiority. The truth is Mateus can’t walk down to the harbor without men lifting their hats to him, even the bank manager who sits behind a desk with the glittering pocket watch and cauliflower nose.MoreLess
I will not stop my little boat from skipping across the sea.
I will dance, sing, and live, but only live my dream for me … WITH ANGUISH, MATEUS ALMEIDA sings a fado, while his guests sit at his table and weep. Manuel’s ass leans against the edge of the counter. He wipes the glass with the tea towel, Mateus’s “No spots” chiming in his head. Mateus hired Manuel to do odd jobs in his boarding house, and Manuel is gratefu...l to him. At fifty, Mateus is immaculate in every way: he cuts a fine silhouette in his tailored clothes, his greased hair, and buffed nails; the way he turns down a bed, dipping his hands in a small bowl of warm water, flicking the excess before smoothing the lip of the downturned sheets with his moistened palm creating a sharp crease. “We were not born here, Manuel. You must always appear to be … more,” he says without a hint of superiority. The truth is Mateus can’t walk down to the harbor without men lifting their hats to him, even the bank manager who sits behind a desk with the glittering pocket watch and cauliflower nose.MoreLess
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