Daniel…the interview
Picture from Pixabay
THE INTERVIEW
“Hi. My name is Daniel and I’m a goat.”
“Have you been in a 12 Step Program, Daniel?”
“Not really. I saw something about it on television.”
“How do you like being a goat?”
“It’s better than being a human.”
“Why would you say that?”
“If I want to move I don’t have anything to pack. I just walk to wherever I want to go.”
“Good point. Anything else?”
“My kids grow up and I don’t have to take care of them for the rest of my life. I don’t have to work, or sit in traffic. I’m not addicted to anything. I don’t have to shop, or wear clothes. I can eat almost anything. I don’t need money and I don’t have to obey a corrupt government. I don’t have to go to war. I don’t have to believe in any gods, or devils, or demons, or angles and….”
“Okay then. Is there anything you would like to have that humans have?”
“Libraries.”
“Anything else?”
“Cafe tables with little umbrellas.”
“Really?”
“Yes, really. I think they are delightful.”
“Is that it?”
“No. I would like a camera and some of those yellow, cheesy crackers that look like fish.”
“I have some of those in my backpack, would you like to have them?”
“Yes please.”
“What do you do for pleasure, Daniel?”
“I eat grass, run around and climb on things. Most of the time I dance.”
“You dance?”
“I do. I like tap, Modern, Jazz and Jitterbug.”
“Do you have a partner?”
“Sometimes, but I don’t mind dancing alone.”
“You seem quite happy and well adjusted.”
“Why wouldn’t I be happy? I can do anything I want to do. Sometimes I read all day, or just lay around. Sometimes I climb and dance. I’m free.”
“Well, it was nice talking with you.”
“All I did was answer your questions.”
“That’s true. Is there anything you’d like to ask me before I go?”
“Yes. Why does your species kill everything?”
Fabulous…and that’s Debbie in the picture.
Watercolor pencil
Masks and rubber stamps
Written
on February 28, 2016