• Cut
    Film changes
    As our life rearranges
    As it rips
    Into pieces 
    And we move
    All the boxes 
    Filled with dreams
    And lost wishes
    Filled with books
    And old dishes
    Down the stairs
    To containers
    We are ‘through
    “A no brainer"
    As we watch
    Friends make silent bets
    Say bye 
    To our favorite pets
    Say bye
    To the empty walls
    My belly aches as I recall
    The promise you made to me
    A Home and a family
    Cut 

    And ACTION 

    Now it’s only dirt
    and some garbage bags
    a shirt
    and some cleaning rags

    We suck up the grime and dust 
    We sift through respect and trust 

    Cut
    Silence.…and Action!

    Tears
    And yet no more doubts
    We're through
    I feel so wrung out
    No fight
    As it sickers in
    This is a 
    Losers game
    Where no one wins 
    The price
    Is too high to pay
    Just close your eyes 
    And walk away

    CUT
    HOLD
    QUIET ON SET
    OK
    ACTION!

    Why
    Does this hurt so much
    Empty Hearts
    No human touch
    Gone
    Gone forever more
    No going back
    I close the door
    Alone     
    You are on the phone
    “Business to take care of, love
    Can you get that bag of trash – thanks hon.”

    CUT
    That was a wrap

    CUT

    © Kara Johnstad
     
    Artist | Kara Johnstad