Around Coming Around

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<head>Around Coming Around - a performance</head>
				<byline>Marty Pottenger</byline>

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					<l>I WAS SIXTEEN</l>
					<l>WAS I A CHILD?</l>
					<l>I WAS SIXTEEN</l>
					<l>I CAN'T REMEMBER</l>
					<l>I CAN'T REMEMBER</l>
					<l>WAS I A CHILD?</l>
					<l>I WAS SIXTEEN</l>
					<l>MY FATHER AND I</l>
					<l>WERE DRIVING HOME</l>
					<l>AFTER VISITING A COLLEGE</l>
					<l>AFTER DRIVING ALL DAY</l>
					<l>WE STOPPED AT A MOTEL</l>
					<l>THE WALLS WERE GREEN</l>
					<l>THAT TERRIBLE LIGHT GREEN</l>
					<l>USED IN MOTELS</l>
					<l>THE DESK CLERK SMIRKED</l>
					<l>AND I WAS EMBARRASSED</l>
					<l>I DIDN'T KNOW WHY</l>
					<l>I WAS SIXTEEN</l>
					<l>WAS I A CHILD?</l>
					<l>I CAN'T REMEMBER</l>
					<l>THE DESK CLERK ASKED</l>
					<l>DO YOU WANT SINGLE</l>
					<l>OR DOUBLE BEDS, SIR?</l>
					<l>AND I SAID</l>
					<l>TWO BEDS TWO BEDS</l>
					<l>TWO SINGLE BEDS</l>
					<l>WAS I A CHILD?</l>
					<l>THE CLERK SMIRKED</l>
					<l>MY FATHER SAID</l>
					<l>IT DOESN'T MATTER</l>
					<l>AND I SAID INSIDE</l>
					<l>BUT IT DOES MATTER</l>
					<l>IT DOES MATTER</l>
					<l>I WAS SIXTEEN</l>
					<l>I WAS A CHILD</l>
					<l>AND WE WENT</l>
					<l>TO THE ROOM</l>
					<l>WITH THE TWO SINGLE BEDS</l>
					<l>I WENT INTO THE BATHROOM</l>
					<l>TO PUT ON MY NIGHTGOWN</l>
					<l>A SHORT NIGHTGOWN</l>
					<l>WITH GREEN AND BLUE FLOWERS</l>
					<l>I CAN'T REMEMBER</l>
					<l>AND I GOT INTO BED</l>
					<l>THE BED BY THE BATHROOM</l>
					<l>AND SAT ON MY BED BEFORE</l>
					<l>WAS I A CHILD?</l>
					<l>AND HE WAS IN THE BATHROOM</l>
					<l>A LONG TIME</l>
					<l>HE CAME OUT</l>
					<l>AND SAT</l>
					<l>I CANT REMEMBER</l>
					<l>ON MY BED</l>
					<l>AND PUT HIS HAND</l>
					<l>ON MY KNEE</l>
					<l>AND I LAY THERE</l>
					<l>AND DID NOT MOVE</l>
					<l>HE TOUCHED MY BREAST</l>
					<l>I CAN'T REMEMBER</l>
					<l>STROKING MY BREASTS</l>
					<l>ON TOP OF MY NIGHTGOWN</l>
					<l>AND HE CAME DOWN</l>
					<l>ON TOP OF ME</l>
					<l>IWAS SIXTEEN</l>
					<l>WAS I A CHILD?</l>
					<l>I CAN'T REMEMBER</l>
					<l>I CAN'T REMEMBER</l>
					<l>HE LAY THERE</l>
					<l>I DID NOT MOVE</l>
					<l>THE BLANKET BETWEEN US</l>
					<l>I WAS SIXTEEN</l>
					<l>HE STROKED MY BREASTS</l>
					<l>BREATHING IN MY FACE</l>
					<l>AND ASKED ME</l>
					<l>ICAN'T REMEMBER</l>
					<l>IF I LIKED IT</l>
					<l>AND I</l>
					<l>AND I</l>
					<l>AND I CAN'T REMEMBER</l>
					<l>INSIDE I SAID NO</l>
					<l>INSIDE I SAID NO</l>
					<l>I CAN'T REMEMBER</l>
					<l>AND HE STAYED THERE</l>
					<l>ON TOP OF ME</l>
					<l>MOVING AROUND</l>
					<l>TOUCHING MY BREASTS</l>
					<l>TOUCHING MY NECK</l>
					<l>AND HE ASKED ME</l>
					<l>IF I LIKED IT</l>
					<l>AND I SAID NO</l>
					<l>AND HE GOT UP</l>
					<l>AND HE GOT OFF</l>
					<l>AND THE WHOLE NIGHT</l>
					<l>I STAYED AWAKE</l>
					<l>WAITING</l>
					<l>I CAN'T REMEMBER</l>
					<l>AND THE NEXT MORNING</l>
					<l>WE GOT UP</l>
					<l>WE HAD BREAKFAST</l>
					<l>AND WE DROVE</l>
					<l>THE REST OF THE WAY</l>
					<l>HOME</l>
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				<head>mime</head>
				<lg>
					<l>open blade pause</l>
					<l>take small knife out of pocket</l>
					<l>hold knife in right hand</l>
					<l>turn left forearm palm up</l>
					<l>cut lightly/carefully 3 times</l>
					<l>holding left arm still</l>
					<l>put knife away closing</l>
					<l>blade against right thigh</l>
					<l>turn cut wrist over</l>
					<l>catch blood in right hand</l>
					<l>when hand almost full</l>
					<l>pour blood from right hand</l>
					<l>into left hand</l>
					<l>apply pressure/release</l>
					<l>pressure/release</l>
					<l>with right fingers</l>
					<l>upon left wrist</l>
					<l>stopping flow of blood</l>
					<l>eyes focus always on action</l>
					<l>take two right fingers</l>
					<l>and dip in blood</l>
					<l>look up as if in the mind's</l>
					<l>mirror and slowly paint lines</l>
					<l>down right cheek</l>
					<l>repeat and paint left cheek</l>
					<l>repeat and draw a line</l>
					<l>across forehead</l>
					<l>repeat and place both fingers</l>
					<l>on chin</l>
					<l>drop hands and stare</l>
					<l>at own reflection</l>
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				<lg>
					<l>one for me. one for you. one for me. (dealing</l>
					<l>imaginary cards) one for you. one for me. one</l>
					<l>for you. one for me. let's see what you got?</l>
					<l>MONEY .... ULCERS ... and a PENIS. how 'bout that—</l>
					<l>i got LESBIAN... LOVE.. and uh...A TERRIBLE FEAR</l>
					<l>i tell you what, i'll trade you some of my fear</l>
					<l>for some of your—no? so ok. we stick with what</l>
					<l>we got.</l>
					<l>(photo: Libby Turnock)</l>
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			<p> Marty Pottenger lives in New York City, is a carpenter, and performs
				improvisationally "with whoever's in the room, whatever's on hand, and what's inside
				all of us." </p>

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