Creative writing - Monologues.

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        Oh no, I’m going to be late for work, I can’t believe nobody woke me up, I’ve worked at the post office for 30 years and have never been late once.  

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        These people won’t let me go, if they don’t let me go, I’ll get the sack.  

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        They keep sitting me in front of a television, saying that this is my home, this is not my home, and it’s a strange place, where everyone keeps trying to be nice to me.  And I don’t understand what they’re saying to me.  

(Pause, starts crying)

        I really don’t know what’s happening to me, these strange people keep coming to see me, and calling me ‘Grandma’ or ‘mom’ and I keep forgetting everything, I cant remember having children, but I might have, my memory is not how it used to be.  I’m frustrated and angry with myself, because I’m not sure who I am anymore.  

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        Jilly, Jilly, come to mommy, where’s that stupid dog gone, and why does everyone keep looking at me strangely and asking who Jilly is, surely they should know.  

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        I like going for walks, when my family, I go for walks, so I don’t say anything stupid, or so I don’t get confused again.  

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        Money why do people keep asking me about money, my family ask me if I’ve got any, the people here ask me, why is everyone trying to steal my money.  Got any money they say all I reply with is why?

        In my day we all had to walk everywhere, we didn’t have all these fancy cars, they don’t understand how lucky they are.  When I was young, I had no television, ...

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