(Erik paces stage left the entire tirade, occasionally looking up to the right, pausing then shaking his head as if he had thought he heard something, then convinced himself he was hearing things)
ERIK: Given reality as it is according to Hawking and Benedict of a giant explosion vee a zoy vee a zoy vee a zoy vee a zoy with nebulas suddenly expanding or an impersonal Lord vee a zoy vee a zoy vee a zoy vee a zoy with benevolence overflowing separate from mankind elusive but not out of reach from the ever-present ignorance ever-present ignominy ever-present ignobleness but is the truth always half of the time not completely sure why eventually though all suffer this faith and fact side by side not completely sure why eventually though they drown in agony drown through water water that swallows the land and if allowed to continue will make Manhattan the new Atlantis that is will cover Manhattan so grey so dull so dismal yet with a ray of hope a ray of light a ray of a corny over-used metaphor for redemption while largely fake is superior to nothing I digress in light of the ray the hope the metaphor made by accident as deemed worthy by the Assassasssassociation of Disdississiscernation in essence the brainchild of Bullshartre and Pissé it is certain beyond all reason other than the reason for certainty which is a viable burden of proof because of the works of Bullshartre and Pissé it is truth I digress not completely sure why that because of the words and ideas of Hawking and Benedict it is certain beyond all reason with regard to the ideas of Dumpé and Birpe by accident not completely sure why of Bullshartre and Pissé by accident it is certain that what many consider taboo in the committee of Bullshartre and Pissé that humankind more or less to put it bluntly regardless of its ascent of devouring and destroying grows fatter and fatter fatter and fatter and remotely minutely infinitesimally additionally not completely sure why regardless of its ascent of the internet age the practice of gaming techniques and nuances such as spawn camping fragging lagging and owning n00bs with your magic and your weapons your guns your RPG’s and your M-16's on your FPS’s your RPG’s your MORPG’s and your MMORPG’s of all sorts networking in your face on your facebook myspace twitter socialvibe texting from last night and F my life sites of all kinds crying living blogging complaining of all kinds nighttime daytime morning evening twilight the first book in a line of teen girl mormon-porn of all kinds of every sort winning your MMORPG’s pwning mad n00bs in th PvP zone 24/7 365 involving all sorts winning eighteen to one losing 21 to 4 still keeping at it as it is not completely sure why games of all sorts as it is not completely sure why in Rockem and Sockem
(emulates a pugilist)
the young inherit the wind the meek the week inherit the world they inherit the violence the drive-bys the shootings the bomb-threats Columbine Virginia Tech only weirdos do that the weirdos sitting next to you the weirdos that make up the world Populus seemingly a needle in a haystack a dime a dozen a fruit by the foot
(ceases pugilism)
the fruits they’re fine now to some Benedick doesn’t agree with them
(wags finger)
Hawking can’t quite figure them out
(shrug)
I digress not completely sure why as it is not completely sure why regardless what guards less considering the considerable work of Stein and Cathol it is very serious that in the light of the light the hope the corny metaphor made by accident by Stein and Cathol suffering faith and faith that in the cities by the rivers flowing H2O water droplets bouncing flung singing air’s praise with a bright “Ding” in his/her own key ‘til evaporation its grave stone cold gone their individuality true not blogged bought mimicked painted on worn I digress not completely sure why eventually though by accident most conform unique different just like everyone else a fad it’s phat not fat like us the weight the weight the weight regardless of its ascent and the gaming and the drive-bys fat excess to much too much more than him her them you the world is burning eat its drowning drink its ending have sex hope for the best not completely sure why eventually though things won’t work out pessimism optimism lazy the next generation their problem save the world unborn babies they were lazy we’re all lazy you can’t be you’ll die fuck fuck we’re drowning I digress once again fuck fuck the heat the water the weight the water regardless of the gaming the weight podcast your feelings fuck fuck the heat regardless of the ascent put on sunglasses and head to the great arctic lakes sinking sinking fuck fuck vee a zoy vee a zoy vee a zoy vee a zoy black-bagged by the ignorance ignominy and ignobleness trio not completely sure why fuck fuck eventually though sinking sinking I digress sinking fuck once again suffer faith and fact fuck fuck fuck it is certain beyond all reason... peek.... grow... peak
( touch fingers of hands together to form a peak then cease)
.... sink... drown... not completely sure why.
(Looks up sadly then at the ground)