Monologue
Filippos Tlemon
2
i can’t take it any longer.
1
what’s the matter this time?
2
i can’t. i’m going crazy.
1
with what?
2
i don’t know what to write. i don’t know what to create.
1
is that all?
2
you don’t understand, i’m suffocating.
1
because you don’t know what to create.
2
yes, i don’t know.
1
why don’t you create some silence?
2
how can i create silence? what are you talking about?
1
well it’s easy. while you are sitting there, just don’t talk.
2
you’re heartless. you’re pathetic.
(pause)
1
why are you acting like a child?
2
you don’t understand me.
(pause)
1
no one understands you, isn't that right?
2
no one.
1
who can understand such a genius?
2
exactly, who?
1
who can communicate with you?
2
no one.
1
who can rise up to a giant?
2
a giant, that’s how it is.
1
hey, giant.
2
yes?
1
come down from the clouds.
2
don’t tell me to come down, it drives me crazy.
how many times do i have to tell you that? huh? you’re heartless.
1
don’t you think you’re pushing it too far?
2
you’re pushing too far.
1
why don’t you leave me then? you might find peace.
2
i can’t find peace.
1
because you don’t know what to create.
2
exactly.
1
what if you wrote another poem?
2
you’re joking, right?
1
no, i’m being very serious.
2
i have no inspiration. i’m tired of poems. i don’t know if the small form suits me.
1
you are troubled by the small form?
2
i am tormented by it.
1
it’s sad.
2
it’s a drama.
1
a tragedy.
2
tragedy.
(pause)
1
what’s the problem then with the small form?
2
i don’t know if it’s fulfilling anymore.
i don’t know if it’s relevant, don’t know if it matters.
i can’t just express my feelings.
there is no point in writing what i feel.
who will read this?
who will want to read about my feelings?
i need something superior.
i must create something more universal than my emotions.
1
isn’t the small form relevant?
2
no, it’s not.
1
and what is?
2
the big one.
(pause)
1
the big form... who would have guessed.
2
the small form is outdated.
it’s for the few remaining dinosaurs of art, for the grandpas that have long been forgotten.
1
forgotten.
(pause)
is it possible that you might also want to create, in order to spill your gut’s out?
2
i don’t know, it’s possible... i don’t know... maybe... maybe that’s what i want... i don’t know.
i am confused.
1
have you considered going to a therapist?
2
are you serious?
1
i am.
2
then you should go to a shrink. you go.
1
i won’t argue, go. what are you waiting for?
2
nothing.
1
go on then.
2
i will.
1
farewell then.
2
what are you doing?
1
weren’t you on your way?
2
me? where to?
1
to the therapist.
2
i’m not going anywhere.
1
ok.
(pause)
2
the small form... it’s so outdated, so irrelevant, so meaningless.
it’s just like a confession but on a higher level.
i’m bored of it, it tires me, i don’t get anything from it, it doesn’t suit me, do you understand?
i can’t just write about my feelings and about symbols and weird phrases and things that no one gets.
i need something else.
1
so why don’t you create in the big form?
2
what?
1
so why don’t you create in the big form?
2
what are you talking about?
1
so why don’t you create in the big form?
2
i heard you. i mean, what do you mean?
1
i mean: why don’t you create in the big form?
2
are you messing with me?
1
me?
2
yes.
1
with who?
2
with me.
1
me?
2
yes, you.
1
you?
2
not me.
1
me?
2
yes, you.
1
with who?
2
with you.
1
with you?
2
yes, with me.
1
ok, with you.
2
ok?
1
sure, ok.
2
ok.
1
ok, that’s what i’m saying.
2
ok.
1
alright then.
2
alright.
(pause)
well, goodbye then.
1
goodbye.
2
you’re leaving?
1
didn’t we say goodbye?
2
yeah, we did.
1
goodbye then.
(pause)
is there something you want to tell me?
2
i’m tormented by the big form.
i don’t know how to create in the big form, i don’t have the technique.
i can’t concentrate on something for more than 10 minutes, my mind drifts, it gets carried away.
i can’t concentrate on a simple idea for long, i can’t.
i always have to change the subject.
i can’t.
1
listen to me.
write down anything that you come up with, everything that comes to you.
big form – short form, it doesn’t matter.
you just write what you can and stop winning.
(pause)
2
i’m leaving.
1
you’re leaving?
2
yes, i’m going to bed, i’m feeling tired.
1
i thought you couldn’t get any sleep.
2
nah, my eyes are heavy now. in a couple of minutes i’ll be asleep.
so, good night.
1
good night.
i can’t take it any longer.
1
what’s the matter this time?
2
i can’t. i’m going crazy.
1
with what?
2
i don’t know what to write. i don’t know what to create.
1
is that all?
2
you don’t understand, i’m suffocating.
1
because you don’t know what to create.
2
yes, i don’t know.
1
why don’t you create some silence?
2
how can i create silence? what are you talking about?
1
well it’s easy. while you are sitting there, just don’t talk.
2
you’re heartless. you’re pathetic.
(pause)
1
why are you acting like a child?
2
you don’t understand me.
(pause)
1
no one understands you, isn't that right?
2
no one.
1
who can understand such a genius?
2
exactly, who?
1
who can communicate with you?
2
no one.
1
who can rise up to a giant?
2
a giant, that’s how it is.
1
hey, giant.
2
yes?
1
come down from the clouds.
2
don’t tell me to come down, it drives me crazy.
how many times do i have to tell you that? huh? you’re heartless.
1
don’t you think you’re pushing it too far?
2
you’re pushing too far.
1
why don’t you leave me then? you might find peace.
2
i can’t find peace.
1
because you don’t know what to create.
2
exactly.
1
what if you wrote another poem?
2
you’re joking, right?
1
no, i’m being very serious.
2
i have no inspiration. i’m tired of poems. i don’t know if the small form suits me.
1
you are troubled by the small form?
2
i am tormented by it.
1
it’s sad.
2
it’s a drama.
1
a tragedy.
2
tragedy.
(pause)
1
what’s the problem then with the small form?
2
i don’t know if it’s fulfilling anymore.
i don’t know if it’s relevant, don’t know if it matters.
i can’t just express my feelings.
there is no point in writing what i feel.
who will read this?
who will want to read about my feelings?
i need something superior.
i must create something more universal than my emotions.
1
isn’t the small form relevant?
2
no, it’s not.
1
and what is?
2
the big one.
(pause)
1
the big form... who would have guessed.
2
the small form is outdated.
it’s for the few remaining dinosaurs of art, for the grandpas that have long been forgotten.
1
forgotten.
(pause)
is it possible that you might also want to create, in order to spill your gut’s out?
2
i don’t know, it’s possible... i don’t know... maybe... maybe that’s what i want... i don’t know.
i am confused.
1
have you considered going to a therapist?
2
are you serious?
1
i am.
2
then you should go to a shrink. you go.
1
i won’t argue, go. what are you waiting for?
2
nothing.
1
go on then.
2
i will.
1
farewell then.
2
what are you doing?
1
weren’t you on your way?
2
me? where to?
1
to the therapist.
2
i’m not going anywhere.
1
ok.
(pause)
2
the small form... it’s so outdated, so irrelevant, so meaningless.
it’s just like a confession but on a higher level.
i’m bored of it, it tires me, i don’t get anything from it, it doesn’t suit me, do you understand?
i can’t just write about my feelings and about symbols and weird phrases and things that no one gets.
i need something else.
1
so why don’t you create in the big form?
2
what?
1
so why don’t you create in the big form?
2
what are you talking about?
1
so why don’t you create in the big form?
2
i heard you. i mean, what do you mean?
1
i mean: why don’t you create in the big form?
2
are you messing with me?
1
me?
2
yes.
1
with who?
2
with me.
1
me?
2
yes, you.
1
you?
2
not me.
1
me?
2
yes, you.
1
with who?
2
with you.
1
with you?
2
yes, with me.
1
ok, with you.
2
ok?
1
sure, ok.
2
ok.
1
ok, that’s what i’m saying.
2
ok.
1
alright then.
2
alright.
(pause)
well, goodbye then.
1
goodbye.
2
you’re leaving?
1
didn’t we say goodbye?
2
yeah, we did.
1
goodbye then.
(pause)
is there something you want to tell me?
2
i’m tormented by the big form.
i don’t know how to create in the big form, i don’t have the technique.
i can’t concentrate on something for more than 10 minutes, my mind drifts, it gets carried away.
i can’t concentrate on a simple idea for long, i can’t.
i always have to change the subject.
i can’t.
1
listen to me.
write down anything that you come up with, everything that comes to you.
big form – short form, it doesn’t matter.
you just write what you can and stop winning.
(pause)
2
i’m leaving.
1
you’re leaving?
2
yes, i’m going to bed, i’m feeling tired.
1
i thought you couldn’t get any sleep.
2
nah, my eyes are heavy now. in a couple of minutes i’ll be asleep.
so, good night.
1
good night.
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