Monologue Mania Day #141 by Janet S. Tiger Solitary (Scene 7)(c) July 3, 2014

Welcome to Monologue Mania- one new free monologue a day

                                                                        - for a whole year!
 If you just started this blog and want to read the earlier monologues, please
scroll down for the previous days or go to http://www.monologuestore.com/ -click on the Monologue Mania button please scroll down.
     To start at the beginning - Feb. 13, - click here.
     For a list of the blurbs from each day, click here
Help  a playwright and get  more great  award-winning monologues - MonologueZone.com
Thank you for your comments - and for liking and sharing this site
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monologue Mania Day #141   by Janet S. Tiger Solitary (Scene 7)(c) July 3, 2014    

                  (This is part of SOLITARY - a one-act that was just submitted to the Script Tease of New One-Acts.  Each scene is designed to stand on its own as a monologue, but together, they are a one-act.  The other scenes are Day # 11, 14, 16, 18, 42, 140 - you can click on them on the blurb page to read in order)                                   

                                                                Solitary (c)
                                                                   (scene 7)
                                                                   by Janet S. Tiger

                                              (c) July 3, 2014 all rights reserved

                                                        tigerteam1@gmail.com

            (Jimmy's mother walks onstage, she is in pain.  She looks at in the distance. She leans over, to speak with someone we don't see)

It looks like a nice place.  I like that tree, it’s a strong tree.  Go, Jody, take a look around the back, I think I saw a big yard…..

          

            (She watches, taking a deep sigh. then looks up)

I’ll be very old before he’s grown up, did you think of that when you let my Jimmy go?

            (She turns, as if she feels someone is watching her.)

 

Well, God, I guess I have another tree now…..is this what you wanted for me?

            (Listens)

Okay, somehow you’ll make it work.  He’s going to be a handful, that boy, I can see it.  But, maybe…with your help, we’ll both learn.

Solitary.  One tree.  One person, one life…..we touch others for just a minute, and then we go.  Like the breeze through the leaves of this tree.

             (She turns, puts her hand to an ear)

         

Jimmy, is that you?  I can almost see you.  I must be getting very old……(Laughs)  Do you think it was wise to leave an almost teenager with a woman who talks to God - and dead people.

              (She pauses to listen again)

It’s funny, I almost thought I heard you say……’you can do it, Mom’

            (She looks at Jimmy as if she sees him, then shakes her head and turns)

(Calling out)  Come on Jody, time to look inside.  I think we have just enough to get this place, maybe ....if you eat all your vegetables!......you’ll even have a chance to work for the neighbors, so you could get a horse of your own……that would be a good thing…..

            (She suddenly looks back at where Jimmy could be.)

I love you.

            (She touches her heart and she exits.  Lights fade to blackout.  The end.)

                              

-------------------------------------------

Janet S. Tiger    858-736-6315
www.JanetSTiger.weebly.com
Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
Playwright-in-Residence
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8