Showing posts with label attitude. Show all posts
Showing posts with label attitude. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Give It Up



Empty
Bowl –
Striding.
Telling looks
Harsh stares

Thinking.
Devising.
Commanding.
You must have what I want.
You must know what I want.
You must relinquish what I want.

Yes.

I have what you want.
I know what you want.
I am busy.
Ignoring.
Resisting.
Aarrgh,  caving.
Relinquishing.

Telling looks
Harsh stares
Striding –
Bowl
Full.

The writing process to this piece, from 1st at the end to 5th and final (above).  It just seemed an interesting process to me and I decided to keep my copies as I revised.

4.
Food
Gone,
Striding to me.
Telling looks –
Harsh stares –
He is thinking.
Devising.
Commanding.
I must have what he wants.
I must know what he wants.
I must relinquish what he wants.
Yes.
I have what he wants.
I know what he wants.
I am busy.
I am ignoring.
Resisting.
Aarrgh,  caving.
Relinquishing.
Telling looks –
Harsh stares –
Striding to the bowl
With
Food.
3.
Hungry
Striding to the bowl
Telling looks
Harsh stares
He is thinking.
Devising.
Commanding.
I must have what he wants
I must know what he wants
I must relinquish what he wants.
I am ignoring.
Resisting.
Caving.
Telling looks
Harsh stares
Striding to the bowl
With
Food
2.
Hungry
He
Strides to the bowl
Gives me 
Blank stares
Speaking stares Telling looks
Harsh stares
He is thinking.
He is devising.
He is commanding.
I must have what he wants
I must know what he wants
I must relinquish what he wants
I am wondering.
I am resisting.
I am caving.
Blank stares
Speaking stares
Harsh stares
From
Me
Fed
1.
Blank stares
Speaking stares
Harsh stares
He is thinking.
He is devising.
He is commanding.
I must have what he wants
I must know what he wants
I must relinquish what he wants
I am wondering.
I am resisting.
I am caving.
Blank stares
Speaking stares
Harsh stares

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