"I meant brave. It's just a slip of the tongue, and you're trying to make a federal case out of it. You're outta here! Right now! You'll get your check in the mail."
"You're doing it again, sir. A quick fix -- another drink, another toot, a one-off session with a shrink -- so that you won't have to deal with the shadow matter underneath, the stuff that drags you down and makes you feel bad about yourself and others. If you're really serious about wanting to heal yourself, and stop these kind of nightmares, you're going to have to deal with those demons at some point, and my experience teaches me that it's always better to deal with them now than wait until they're in total control and you're in nervous-breakdown stage. You've demonstrated just in a first session today that you have good insights about what you're thinking underneath all that power and feigned jollity. I'd recommend that we keep at it for awhile, and see where it takes you."
"Just get the f*ck out of my house. And don't ever come back -- unless you want a one-way ticket to a nice governmental resort in Cuba."
"Goddamn loser. f*ck 'im, I've got a war to win!" #
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Bernard Weiner, a playwright/poet, has written numerous political fantasias ( www.crisispapers.org/weinerpubs.htm#fantasies ) for The Crisis Papers, which he co-edits. A Ph.D. in government & international relations, he has taught at various universities and worked as a writer/editor with the San Francisco Chronicle. Send comments to crisispapers@comcast.net.
First published at The Crisis Papers and Democratic Underground 7/12/05.
Copyright 2005 by Bernard Weiner.
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