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I gave my Wednesday writing students the following assignment, an exercise developed by writing teacher and author, Abigail Thomas: "Describe ten years of your life in two pages, only using sentences with three words. Not four, not five, but three." The results were funny and wonderful and amazingly revealing. This piece, by new writing practice student Julien Kupiec, had us all roaring with laughter and simultaneously touched by the poignancy of the piece. Try reading this one out loud:
She's got depression. Seems from nowhere. Just another illness. Can be treated. I stay even. One must work. Leaving is coming. I was clueless. Leaving has arrived. A total disaster. Big black hole. Deeper and deeper. And still deeper. Just let go. She starts divorce. Lawyers are scum. Like, real scum. On the hook. Alimony for life. Law is immoral. No feeling left. Must try something.
Surfing, cold, wet. Fits the unfeeling. Surfing is dangerous. Suits me fine. Me, pathetic, fanatic. Rolling in storms. Paddling in rains. Look, crazy man! Work is boring. And it shows. Need new job. Job from heaven. An unreal world. Colleagues are smart. I feel stupid. I am stupid. Didn't realize that. Must be age. Work, free breakfast. Work, fee dinner. Work, free lunch. Yes, free lunch. Work goes public. Have I options? Last ones sank. This one doesn't. Starting to feel. I am okay. Ex gets married. My un-marital bliss! Not secondhand anymore. Need new friends. Hard to meet. Oh, internet dating? Unlike the photo. Unlike the profile. Unlike the photo. Unlike the profile. Develop thick skin. Feelings fully formed. Ten seconds flat. It's over again. Just plain depressing. Need a break. One last time. She can write. She is funny! Then we meet. Feeling fully formed. Two seconds flat. She's the one. Always will be. Just know it. No compromises necessary. Love just is.
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