Thursday, June 21, 2007

Half-Asleep, Trying To Remember The Name Of An Oscar Wilde Character

And now for something completely different...

Half-Asleep, Trying To Remember The Name Of An Oscar Wilde Character

Lady Something-or-other
What was that dream you were having
About a cat, and a house you used to live in
And a girl you love
She was smiling
She said something once
From The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Blackhead?
Blackwell?
Bosworth?
You can't remember
You lie on the futon, groggy
It is the same colour as the inside of your eyelids at twilight
Deep and comforting red
You continue to wrack your brain
Blackworthy?
Boswell?
The overbearing aunt
That you remember
Algenon's aunt Augusta
You start to sweat, worrying as it slips further from you
What if you start to forget everything
It will start with a familiar play
And spiral on and on
The house in your dream
You spent 11 years there
What if you forget that?
The girl
You could never forget her
You keep grasping at images from a production three years ago
Blandwell?
Brandyworth?
The girl
The two of you talked about doing the play once
There are only 11 or so characters, she said
You could be Algenon
I'll be Lady...
Lady...
Lady...
Bracknell.

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