Michael Benedikt
Some Litanies (This one caught my eye for some reason):
SOME LITANIES(FOUR POEM-PLAYLETS)
1 Was the arrangement made between the two couples legal?
No.
Did they spread the word around?
No.
Have you visited the two couples lately? Did you have an interesting time? Was it illegal?
No.
What was the decoration like?
It was furnished in Swedish "modern." Woven strings were hanging down in the living-room.
A bird flew in the window and out again.
Will you ever marry?
No.
Have you ever been married?
I don't remember.
Do you love your husband?
Yes.
2.
May I please have this dance?
No.
May I please have that dance?
No.
Aren't you going to wear anything to the dance?
Yes.
Are you a good dancer?
Yes.
Do you know how to dance?
No.
May I in that case have your company during the dance they decide to play at midnight, whatever it is?
I have fallen in love with your eyes, lips, hands and hair.
No.
3.
During the lapse of several years, during which I spent most of my time in Barcelona, was the magazine
I edited published?
Yes.
During the lapse of several years, during which I spent most of my time in Barcelona, was the magazine
I edited published?
No.
Aren't you absolutely sure?
No.
Aren't you absolutely sure?
Yes
Will you ever come to Barcelona with me?
No. I am afraid to leave behind the business affairs of the magazine, of which I am General Manager.
Are you really that conscientious?
No.
4.
Would you care to deal him a death-dealing blow?
No.
Would you care to pay him a little visit?
No.
Would you care to improve the promptness of his laundry service by making persistent enquiries?
No.
Are you really his legal guardian?
No.
Would you care to hand him this large can of fortified beeswax?
No.
Do you have a favorite hobby?
Yes. Devoting myself entirely to that boy!
Life is boring. I haven't gone to school all week because I've been pretty sick. Tomorrow is Adam's funeral and I'm going with Jessica. Funerals are sad for everybody, right? I wasn't ever friends with him but I ought to go, I feel like. I've been feeling down lately binging on poetry and wordy prose, and an excess of tissues. I'm just ready for summer and sun, sun sun!!
My life is like a bad high school movie. One of the ones that has its funny, goofy moments and then at other times it's the embarrassing scene that you have to look away, you can't bear to watch.
My AP tests are soon and I haven't prepared at all. I'm supposed to spend some time Saturday studying with Rajan. He bought be a book called Madame B, which is a parody of Madame Bovary or something-- Like Emma's personal diary. He said there were 3 to choose from, Love, Seduction, and I think Ecstasy was the other. He sent me an excerpt from Seduction. It was sultry and dirty and I bet Saturday will be spent lol-ing at this ridiculous book. It's a wonder how some things get published. Same thing for movies.... Soemtimes I can't believe people actually produce some of the stuff on tv and in theaters.
On that note I have one final comment: Hamlet 2 is sooooooooooo funny!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOME LITANIES(FOUR POEM-PLAYLETS)
1 Was the arrangement made between the two couples legal?
No.
Did they spread the word around?
No.
Have you visited the two couples lately? Did you have an interesting time? Was it illegal?
No.
What was the decoration like?
It was furnished in Swedish "modern." Woven strings were hanging down in the living-room.
A bird flew in the window and out again.
Will you ever marry?
No.
Have you ever been married?
I don't remember.
Do you love your husband?
Yes.
2.
May I please have this dance?
No.
May I please have that dance?
No.
Aren't you going to wear anything to the dance?
Yes.
Are you a good dancer?
Yes.
Do you know how to dance?
No.
May I in that case have your company during the dance they decide to play at midnight, whatever it is?
I have fallen in love with your eyes, lips, hands and hair.
No.
3.
During the lapse of several years, during which I spent most of my time in Barcelona, was the magazine
I edited published?
Yes.
During the lapse of several years, during which I spent most of my time in Barcelona, was the magazine
I edited published?
No.
Aren't you absolutely sure?
No.
Aren't you absolutely sure?
Yes
Will you ever come to Barcelona with me?
No. I am afraid to leave behind the business affairs of the magazine, of which I am General Manager.
Are you really that conscientious?
No.
4.
Would you care to deal him a death-dealing blow?
No.
Would you care to pay him a little visit?
No.
Would you care to improve the promptness of his laundry service by making persistent enquiries?
No.
Are you really his legal guardian?
No.
Would you care to hand him this large can of fortified beeswax?
No.
Do you have a favorite hobby?
Yes. Devoting myself entirely to that boy!
Life is boring. I haven't gone to school all week because I've been pretty sick. Tomorrow is Adam's funeral and I'm going with Jessica. Funerals are sad for everybody, right? I wasn't ever friends with him but I ought to go, I feel like. I've been feeling down lately binging on poetry and wordy prose, and an excess of tissues. I'm just ready for summer and sun, sun sun!!
My life is like a bad high school movie. One of the ones that has its funny, goofy moments and then at other times it's the embarrassing scene that you have to look away, you can't bear to watch.
My AP tests are soon and I haven't prepared at all. I'm supposed to spend some time Saturday studying with Rajan. He bought be a book called Madame B, which is a parody of Madame Bovary or something-- Like Emma's personal diary. He said there were 3 to choose from, Love, Seduction, and I think Ecstasy was the other. He sent me an excerpt from Seduction. It was sultry and dirty and I bet Saturday will be spent lol-ing at this ridiculous book. It's a wonder how some things get published. Same thing for movies.... Soemtimes I can't believe people actually produce some of the stuff on tv and in theaters.
On that note I have one final comment: Hamlet 2 is sooooooooooo funny!!!!!!!!!!!!