/ symbolises an interruption
‘A car and a crash and a whole lot of nothing after that’
Do you feel/
/Yeah!/
/Like you’ve taken /something?
/Yes! Like acid, maybe, like a tab, like something /that
/Something that explains all this. Every corner something new /something
/Something different. Birthdays. Weddings/
/Americans/
/Americans! In this little pub! On this little day!
Outside there’s the cold. There’s work tomorrow.
Inside, the corner. You, laughing. A bottle of wine that cost ten pounds. It’s on /offer
/It’s on offer!
Shouting and dancing and living and work tomorrow.
An old man that plays the harmonica. It’s just/
/It’s just another night.
You would have loved it, I think. Maybe you’re back in London now. Maybe not.
A car and a crash and a whole lot of nothing after that.
Do you feel/
/Yeah!/
/Like you’ve taken something?
About the Creator
L.J Moore
UK Based playwright, screenwriter, author. Probably writing, definitely drinking coffee. My work includes: LGBTQ+, comedy, optimism, folklore, fiction & poetry
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