dysfunctional
i had been drawn into a conversation i hadn’t
understood a word of, and it had seemed so poetic, so hypnotic, so removed from the hell of the moment and the moment
before, i’d not only become obsessed by the wild interaction between the two
humans i was watching, but physically drawn into it. like a person possessed i
had shuffled closer and closer through the throngs on the sidewalk towards the
lips of those that spoke until my face was almost against theirs. “i have become a part of you two talking; of all you
say and who you are, of this of why in everything”. and i laughed and murmured
lost in the world of sheer crazy being, and i danced with them, around them, oozing joy of how they are, of how we all
are. and then it was dark and black with the pushing and shouting, and the
memories of what existed before; and the crowd
swept over me, screaming and shoving as they grabbed at who i am and was. and i realized i had again become dysfunctional in the
eyes of those surrounding me.
"dysfunctional"
is an excerpt from my 1 hour monologue, "Appalling Behaviour"
published by Australian Plays Transform. It has not been published as a
prose-poem before.
Stephen House has won
awards and nominations as a poet, playwright and actor. He has had 20 plays
produced, many commissioned. He’s received international literature residencies
from The Australia Council and Asialink. His chapbook “real and unreal” was
published by ICOE Press. His next book is out soon. His poetry is published
often and he performs his acclaimed monologues widely.
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