The Waterfall MonologueBOY: They're all the same! (Throws the book across the room and gets up) I've read all that they've given me, booklet to booklet, textbook to textbook! They've taught me nothing I don't already know, except how to do it faster! Pace by pace, step by step, it's all so bland! Is there anything other then the black and white text on the pages before me? To give me some kind of peace of mind, a place for me to live and learn, to finally see the beauty of the waterfall by the edge of the forest…oh, but I got in trouble with my instructors for that. Why is it forbidden, though? To appreciate something so unique, so new, so fresh! I al
Racing Thoughts MonologueFRANK: (Gets up and yells) MY THOUGHTS ARE RACING!!! I can't catch up with them, though I try and speedup, they travel at a speed only physically achievable in my imagination…do I let them just keep going or do I continue to chase after them, hoping that somewhere along the way they run out of steam? But then…wouldn't I? And if I did, would I become like one of those classic head cases who, instead of putting their creativity towards something productive, puts it into freak outs and breakdowns that only make them look appealing to Doctor's who want to figure out the world's next great mental illness?!?! Or will I finally break f
I Hate ThisJEREMY: I hate this. I hate how we all have so much compassion that we cry when we have nowhere to put it and cry when we put too much into something that ended up giving us back nothing but the opposite of compassion...but I still have some happiness left, some bit of joy that's somehow held me intact all these years. If you need any of it, just let me know and i'll take a knife inside my soul and cut out a shard for you...for a bit of happiness goes ten times farther then a chunk of pain.No one can say they truly have secrets...for how can something be a secret if we were never introduced to the truth? We all come into each other's lives
The Hypocrites Game Part 2"The Hypocrite's Game" By Harrison Taylor But, if the hypocrite plays its game correctly, it should find that it will not stop the cycle of war, hatred, and discrimination, but instead extend it until it destroys everything in its path. Power does NOT suit as a bulletproof vest, but instead the bullets themselves, piercing the chest of an idea and going right through it. But, where are we to go when power itself has destroyed every idea? Without ideas, we are useless, and only succumb to the isolation and destruction power brings to us, which is indefinitely the point where you have awakened the sleeping dog, that you should have let lie
The Hearing- A Play (Rough Draft)THE HEARINGBY HARRISON TAYLOR-Roger Williamson-Peter-Grace-Mr. Freeman-The High Council of Eden (Consisting of 5 Males)-Adam Brown-Bethany Brown-Mary Brown-Johnny Brown-Christopher Daniels-Paul Stevens-Judy Smith -Mr. Simmons-Mr. Gray-Ensemble of 4 Tougher MalesSCENE: Lights go on what seems to be a jail cell. A man sits on a metal bench in the center, handcuffed to the bench. The man is staring off into space…perhaps in deep thought, but then again there is no hint of emotion on his face, so it can't be told what exactly he's doing.(We hear a loud "clang" that breaks the silence, while the man sits
The Dealer"The Dealer"By Harrison TaylorCAST: (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)MAN#1/MR. COLLAROY SMITHMAN#2/THE DEALER(Lights go on a man DC in his mid-20s, dressed in modern clothing.)MAN: Where am I? (He looks around, but realizes there is nothing but darkness)MAN: Hello?(No response)MAN: Hello?(Still, nothing)MAN: HELLO?!?!(The man gets up and runs one way, hits what seems to be an "imaginary wall" and falls back)MAN: What the hell?(He does the same in the other direction)MAN: What is this?(Again forwards)MAN: Damn it!(Then backwards)(The man stays on his back this time, realizing he is stuck)MAN: Hello?!?!
The Last of My Sorrows"The Last of My Sorrows"By Harrison TaylorDated: 01-04-12The last of my sorrows do not bleed like the restThey do not save me from time's endAnd the last of my troubles are not the worst of themThey are but a speck on the molecule of my self-destructionAnd the last of my love is not the fullestInstead it is the least my heart has ever feltEven my lust has left me behind, finding other ventures elsewhereYou do not excite me the way you used toBut, perhaps, when I am tired, alone, and my heart is gasping for air…I'll be able to breathe againFor somewhere in this atmosphere of miseryThere's bound to be oxygen
Falling Asleep at the Wheel of Misfortune"Falling Asleep At the Wheel of Misfortune"By Harrison TaylorWe are the mountains and you are the hillsWe are the kids who get cheap thrills from pillsMy hands are still wet from wiping your tearsLetting them dry is one of my greatest fearsMy world becomes cold when were not togetherAnd I'm afraid that winter may last foreverDon't buy me a sweater, because that's not enoughOnly the sound of your voice can warm my heart upAnd tell the doctor's not to give me a prescriptionBecause in the end you're my only true addictionBut I think I took your love at an unhealthy portionBecause I'm falling asleep at the wheel of misfo
687"687"By Harrison TaylorHow to start this one, I'm not sure howPart of me wants to just end this nowBut it has to be done before it's too lateBefore she's gone and sealed is her fateI tried to convince her it wasn't rightThat this was never worth a fightSo here I go on preachingTo you I'm out reaching…You were beautiful, wonderful, amazing as it seemsThe kind of girl that guys only meet in their wildest dreamsThe second I saw your eyes, I wondered if your mother criedWhen you were born and she saw your hazel eyesI walked up to you thinking you would never talk to meI figured that your put downs would sting li
A Heart That's Unknown"A Heart that's unknown"By Harrison TaylorA mantle, decorated with pretty things aroundA little fat man next to it, not making a soundThen there are the children, decorating the treeThe father looking proud, thinking, how could this be?But then there's a knock on the front of the doorWho it is at that hour, the mother is not sureLittle Johnny, only seven excited and readyIn 6 seconds flat to the door alreadyBut the sight he saw wasn't something nice to seeA man hunched over, shivering in the breezeHe said, "Do you have any change to spare?""Or at least a jacket, I'm freezing out here bare!"But then the father comes
Lost In Translation - Poem"Lost In Translation"By Harrison Taylor07/30/12The creaks and corners of my walls don't cry anymoreSomewhere along the way, they got quiet and scared of meWithout a cloud in the sky, the rain finally begins to pourBut even the man in the mirror has lost all sympathySo I turn to the windows, away from the wallAnd lose my mind for a night, forget about it allI climb out the side and feel that summer warm breezeAnd stargaze, wishing one would fall on meI don't need drugs to get high, I can just stand stillAnd let my mind be its very own pillBrings me up to the sky, brings me down to the earthForever free fallin' in he
Falling Asleep at the Wheel of Misfortune (Final)Falling Asleep at the Wheel of MisfortuneBy Harrison TaylorOur passion is a mountain and your love is a hillWe're those kids who get cheap thrills from expensive pillsMy hands are still damp from wiping your tearsLetting them dry is one of my biggest fearsAnd I know you're crying tonightLetting his shit get to you, that boy with hazel eyesNow let's get together and sing that out of tune songTreasure the last moment we'll be creative, different, and youngMy world becomes cold when we're not togetherAnd now, I'm afraid, this winter may last foreverBut I think I took your love at an unhealthy portionBecause I'm falling
Digging Ditches On Pirate Ships"Digging Ditches on Pirate Ships"By Harrison TaylorI had a dream last nightIn a world of black and whiteYou were the detective interviewingAnd I was the suspect currently accusingYou, of an act of obvious treasonBut lost in your eyes, I can't find a reasonTo win this war that I've startedAt this point I honestly feel retardedBecause you, were the stars to my nightThe brightness of my lightThe only reason I stay rightBecause you were the place I would goYou had the hand I would holdThat made me warm when I was coldBecause youMy heart's beatIs a place of internal heatEven the smuggest demons don't make it o
Ms. Heartbreaker"Ms. Heartbreaker"By Harrison TaylorRunning down boulevards as if we're in a hurryTo get somewhere, wherever it is we don't worryTonight belongs to stargazers, listeners, and dancersWere all just a little lost, looking for the answersI promised you the world, but it wasn't mine to giveBesides it's filled with people that don't know how to liveBut who am I to judge what life is?When all I know is that you're Ms.HeartbreakerAll the guys just wanna take herOut tonight, and show her the moonAnd say that it'll be hers soonBut you see there isn't much to sayMost of those guys won't stay anywayAnd she's Ms. Heartbreak
Those Who Hear Scene 2SCENE: Julie's bedroom.JULIE: Andrew, stop it! Just go away!ANDREW: I won't! Don't you get it, Julie? Life is what you make it until-JULIE: (Stops him) Until what? You run out of spontaneous monologues and poems to recite? Your structure is all the same. You start out with a clever metaphor or simile, and then you dramatically list off two or three things until I'm crying and you put your arm around me as we kiss beneath the moon-lit sky! Well, you know what Andrew? I'm not that easy, and the moon ain't out tonight. Go home and write your sad songs and guitar riffs, while I sit here comfortably with my headphones and needles, pr
Those Who Hear Scene 15(Knock at David's door occurs while he writes, so he is suddenly interrupted.)DAVID: (Yelling) Be there in a minute!(David continues writing until the knocking occurs once again, this time louder and more repetitive, with giggles behind it.)DAVID: (Yells once again) I said I'd be there in a minute! (Mumbles) Can't people these days be a little patient?(The girls look at each other and smile big as they begin knocking extremely loudly on his door yelling, "Open up! Open up! We know you're in there silly!")DAVID: (Gets up to answer door) My freaking God! (Opens door quickly) What?!?!JULIE: (Makes loud noise of joy as she jump
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