Down The Road

 

 

Horizontal Truths

 

 

Youngsters hissers greedily attack biscuits crumbs.

COCKROACH  PHILOSOPHY  TEACHER (angrily wriggling his well-groomed moustache)

You are late one more time,

It’s outrageous,

What will you do with your life?

You don’t think at all about your future,

What is the future?

I’ve just asked you a question,

Before you answer, remember,

The answer to the future is in the present time,

 

YOUNGSTERS HISSERS (timidly)

Our future are almond biscuits,

We’ll find them here tomorrow night,

The landlord never changes his habits,

Strolling among pans and ladles,

We’ve overheard forks talking,

Something terrible will happen at night,

 

COCKROACH  PHILOSOPHY  TEACHER (with triumph)

Almond biscuits is your fragile present,

Will you make it another day?

Not your bodies,

Your heads must be hungry,

See the error of your ways,

 

Where is gluttony of your mind?

You are grounded for being lazy,

No holidays, no tarts,

On your bike,

I want to see your parents,

 

DESPAIR IN LOVE  (melancholically)

 

We are horrors,

No one is an exception,

We are victims of our pride,

I feel a big tragedy coming,

I can predict disaster,

Lock up silence for life,

Because silence stabs us in the heart,

 

Book of Crosswords comes down and adopts  an air of a  showman wearing a sequin jacket.

 BOOK OF CROSSWORDS (tapping a fine china cup with a silver spoon)

Ladies and gentlemen!

Here I am,

Cheer up,

It is a game night,

Don’t forget to place your bets,

Everyone wins,

Among us there is a newcomer,

 

I am a superb mind breaker,

Submit your questions and don’t be afraid,

The rule is don’t cheat,

It isn’t poker,

Don’t put out the fire,

When the right answer is found,

The fire burns out,

It means this is the end.