An Exercise in Imagination
Daniel Brothers
1/15/2021
An Exercise in imagination
I don't know how I got here.
Neither do I.
It feels bright, are we in the sun?
Seems unlikely to me, I never felt that before.
Neither have I now that you mention it.
What is your name?
I dont have one.
Oh.
Do you?
No.
Then why did you sound disappointed?
I figured one of us must have a name, otherwise what is this?
What is this?
Yeah, what is this?
Which this? There are a lot of this's.
The thing we are doing I mean, in this bright space.
The talking?
Also the walking , and the seeing, and the sneezing.
My head hurts thinking about it.
Did your head hurt before you thought about it?
I don't know it only hurts now.
Well you should give it a break then, no need to hurt yourself over such a simple thing.
This is simple?
Now you act so surprised.
There is no acting! It's true! I am surprised.
At the very least indignant.
Why are you mocking me? What did I do to you?
NOthing, not yet at least. I am looking forward to when you finally decide to do something.
Ill slap you.
Do it.
Ok.
Ow!
What?
You slapped me!
Of course I did, I said I would.
Why did you do that?
You're right it does feel a little trite.
Ill slap you.
Ow!
How does that feel?
I feel like my previous sentiment said it best.
Certainly. But now we are even.
Well you're awfully odd.
You are the one who can't wrap his head around a simple concept like this.
Wasnt that you?
I don't know anymore.
Hard to keep track in all of this empty space.
Hard to see very far in such an empty place.
We rhymed there.
It was meant to be.
So sarcastic!
Not at all, just insincere.
Well.. At least you're honest.
Have to be
You do?
You do too!
No I don't
Well honest might not be the right word
What is then?
Truth. We have to be truthful here.
Does that have to do with this!
It is what this is.
So is this true then?
Ow! No!
Really? How about this?
Ow! Ok Ok Ok yes technically that is true.
But is that, this?
It's close.
Do you not know?
We never will.
You never will, I sure intend to.
I do too.
But you don't think you ever will?
I know I never will.
But you'll try still? That seems like you think you will.
No, i think that I will learn something.
The truth?
No, just how to get there.
But never reaching it?
Not quite.
I'm not sure if you are hopeful, or depressing.
Ideally it's a bit of both.
Ok so mostly it's self importance
Oh hoh, ok then mr big shot.
I think we are almost there.
Why is that?
I can hear a timer ring
Really?
In my head, it must mean we are close to done.
Hmm. Our truth is short.
This truth is short.
But I thought it was about finding the one truth, the ultimate purpose of, this.
Nah. Just gotta find the truth of the moment we're in. And I think i found it.
Ow. You butt
Love you too.
End