Sunday, December 5, 2010

A Dictionary of Imaginary Places



This is a play about counter-espionage
It has the defects of having being written in wartime
and if there is a moral it is that people who work for certain organizations have very little time for doubt
There is a girl in the play, named Heather, but her name could have easily been--
(for home; for war; for honor, for Shango
And if being under fire makes for defects, it may also provide a certain vitality

And if you see us on the street don't come too close; you might catch our love of life

And fanatics do not make good friends