Here’s a short monologue from one of the plays I’m working on, Black Berry. The character is Trojan9x9 – a businessman…or is he?
Health. Family. Work. In that order. When you’ve got your balls on the line and I’m standing over you with a claw hammer, you’re gonna need your strength to fight.
Family. Work. Health. In that order. When my hammer’s done its dirty business and you’re limping home with a ball sack as blue as a nun, you’re gonna need a hot mouth to help you forget.
Work. Health. Family. In that order. We are the wired generation. If you fuck up, there’s a hundred people waiting to replace you at the click of a button. Never forget that you are dispensable. Don’t lose focus. Ever.
Work. Health. Family. It’s all about juggling those three balls. Your balls. My balls. Crystal fucking balls. You can’t afford to drop any of them. It’s all about getting the balance right. I’ve got you teetering on a wire as thin as your dick and I’m telling you to perform. Cirque de freak, cirque de chic, cirque of the fucking week; I don’t care if you’re Moscow State or council estate, this ain’t no fucking act. Do what you’ve got to do to keep your balls in the air.
Walk the wire and don’t stop juggling. Do that and we won’t have a problem.
Mellissa Flowerdew-Clarke 