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Mar. 21, 2006 [A screaming man, neatly dressed in khaki pants and a plaid shirt, is led across stage by two men holding his arms. He manages to stop for a moment and yells at the audience] Screaming Man: You get it. You can see it too. You just do not admit! I know you get it! I just cannot keep it to myself any longer. I am telling what you do not tell. You are the false butterfly and I am the true moth! You are the false butterfly and I am the true moth! You are the lie, the nice colorful lie! I am the shades you ignore! But not for long. Not any more! Your hues are dreadful and your rainbow is dying! I am the apex and the wind. I am the moth and the mouth of the real day. You can't rest in comfort for long! You… [He is pulled along and led offstage] [Curtain closes for a minute, and then reopens. Two men sit at a table. They have clipboards and badges. They are doctors in white coats] Doctor One: So we will have to keep him for observation and see if he can calm down a bit. He was yelling in the streets. A lady from a coffee shop said to the arresting officer that he'd been talking all morning in there, about crazy sounding things, and bothering the customers. When he became really loud and animated, she asked him to leave. When he did not she called the police. It looks like he is on a manic swing at the least. However, I am afraid he is schizophrenic possibly. He has been saying that he sees darkness around people and things like that. Doctor Two: He sure is upset. However, in these notes it says that he told the coffee shop lady she had cancer. Doctor One: Charming. He can diagnose disease also. I read that. Doctor Two: But didn't you find anything strange? Doctor One: Yes, in fact, I did not find anything that was not strange.Messianic complexes and delusions can be quite strange. Doctor Two: What I mean is that the lady was a bit baffled as well as angry. She did have cancer. Doctor One: You're not suggesting… Doctor Two: I am just saying. I know his manner is inappropriate, but… Doctor One: Your line of thinking is incorrect and highly irresponsible considering, well, considering anything, but especially considering what we are doing here. Doctor Two: I suppose, but what if there is something to some of what he says? Doctor One: So what if there is? Cancer is a leading cause of death, and... Doctor Two: Come on, Hal, you know what I mean. Doctor One: Yeah, Mulder, I think I do. [laughs] Doctor Two: Get serious here for a second. Doctor One: I am serious. Look, lets say this guy DOES have some ability to reliably and repeatedly detect cancer, which is required.. Doctor Two: Don't patronize me, I'm a professional just like you, of course it would have to be... Doctor One: Right, sorry, no offense, I didn't mean it like that, we both know your credentials outshine mine. Like I was saying, some studies show some early data indicating that dogs can smell cancer. Maybe this guy has SOME natural or biological abilities to detect this stuff. Heck, maybe that's part of why he's mentally troubled. Doctor Two: I see where you are going with this. Even if he's the [makes quote makes in the air] real deal, we still have to hold to your nihilistic view of the universe, is that it? Doctor One: Well, are you saying you wouldn't suggest the normal tests, the normal round of treatment? Doctor Two: So, you switch back to professionalism when the philosophy starts to bother you, is that it? [smirk] Doctor One: I'd hate to be guilty of professionalism. Doctor Two: Well lets follow procedure, but address how he seems to know a few things. Doctor One: Know a few things? Doctor Two: Yes, he's come up with other information, he's mentioned things about people on the ward, and staff also. These things have been accurate. Doctor One: Maybe he's Merlin The Magician, or the Amazing Kreskin. Heck, maybe he's Jesus Christ disguised as a psych patient. Doctor Two: Well, all I am saying is that we talk to him and let him tell us what he thinks. Doctor One: No harm in that. But why do you think he has some extra sensory ability? Doctor Two: Well, maybe its not extra sensory perception. Maybe its, as a debunker of such things put it once, another sort of ESP. Doctor One: Huh? Doctor Two: Extremely Sensitive Perception. Doctor One: Like a cold reading, by a phony psychic. Yes, I see. So he has this trait of being able to read people, and he has mistaken it for some sort of magic. Doctor Two: Yes. Doctor One: Interesting. So the patient is too smart or perceptive for their own good, and has not learned how to integrate this natural gift. Well doctor, I think we have found some common ground. I think that might be a sound theory. Doctor One: Now, about these lights I saw in the sky last week... Doctor Two: [laughs] [Curtain closes then reopens. Patient (screaming man) is sitting cross legged on the floor. He is becoming louder with each word he speaks, until he sounds like the screaming man again] Screaming Man: [Addressing the audience]: They are there writing notes about me, but they don't know that I can see their future. The good doctors don't have the gift. They will understand when the time comes. They will understand when I explain that I am a prophet, that I am chosen. They will understand when I spread my wings and my word on the true day of days... [Suddenly the screaming stops. The screaming man looks directly at both doctors with a look in his eye - an amazing glare. Both doctors return the stare in belief. The actors all freeze, a narrator walks onto the stage] Narrator: [The narrator speaks slowly and clearly in a Queen's English British accent] Both doctors believe, at least in this instant - what they believe isn't clear, but that stare is no lie... [The room turns a brilliant white, the whitest white possible. Then the room turns to dark, no one can see the stage] Narrator: The white covered and consumed not just shadows but material things as well. Was there a slight sensation of heat? It isn't known, it can't be known. Is there darkness? Nothingness? There is no one around to apply descriptions so it matters not... [curtain closes] The End. ------------ About the authors: Email Fred Smith: dahlek65@yahoo.com Email Brian Barbeito: brian1750@hotmail.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com. Please link to this article rather than copying and pasting it onto your site (which would be unauthorized and illegal). |
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