26 October 2006

This Was My Night. I Don't Know How I Feel About That.

Amy: I really should be doing my homework. Or at least showering. 

Steve: Go then. 

A: But I cant, I need to stay with you two, I need to talk or ill go crazy.

Dave: Why do you think we haven’t left yet? It’s 6 am; all of us have school in a few hours. And all of us have homework we haven’t done. 

S: I don’t have homework. 

D: Yes you do, you just don’t do it. 

S: Point taken. 

A: Where were we, anyways?

D: The same place we've been all night, the meaning of life, the nature of love, and obnoxious small talk that none of us can stand.

S: I don’t understand why this is so important. We all know the meaning of life, and the nature of love has nothing to do with genes, and...

D: Shut up! This has nothing to do with anything! You know very well that we weren’t talking about what these things are! 

A: Please, don’t yell. Steve, if you want to, you can leave. You could’ve left a while ago. 

S: No I can’t. I am just as bound to this as you are. 

A: We need to resolve this- until I am reconciled I cannot rest. None of us will be able to do anything until we have reconciled this mess- not just to one another but for good. 

D: We will not be happy.

S: We will be stressed about something important.

A: Christ! We are so stupid! It’s like a fortune cookie! The nature of love is to act. We’ve known this from the start. 

S: Then why are we still here? 

A: Can't you see? This isn’t about life, or love, or any of that. This is about death and lies. 

D: Are you saying what I think you’re saying?

S: Oh... (pause.) there's only one way to find out...

All 3: CURTAIN! 
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The point is, long conversations into the ae ems that end in no resolution equal words on a page equal there is the drama. Nobody knows quite what to do. But we're working on it. and while I should be sleeping I had to put this in a more visible place.
I wrote that my sophomore year of high school and I just lived it. And I'm going to keep living it, for a while at least.
I am ready and willing, but I hope we can figure it out. There might be some insight into what's going on in there. I hope.

1 comment:

MichaelLovely said...

I don’t think conversations have beginnings or endings.