Monday, 31 March 2008

(He's nervously shaking as he sits in the middle of his jail cell)
My life wasn't meant to be destined to end in jail, I wanted to do things big, travel the world. If it wasn't for drink and drugs i wouldn't be getting ready to die. Those guards aren't excactly respectful, won't even let me pray for forgiveness before i go to the chair. I ain't scared of dying though. Just scared i go the wrong way, that's why i'm wanting to pray.
Even if they do keep it quiet out there, god probably won't listen anyway's i've done too much for any forgiveness, I mean seven murders, nine rapes and assaults on over twenty girls. And i do regret everysingle one of them, well i didnt at the time. I didn't even remember doing them . Yet the judge didnt believe me when i told him that. Still sentenced me to death.
Still think i deserve it though, I mean what type of bastard would kill a nine year old girl, and let the family suffer like that, three years they never knew, i knew, It burnt in my mind every single day, destroying someone else's life. Destroying my life.

(He start's rocking on the floor and crying as he speaks)
I'm sorry, So very sorry, Destroyed lives. Hurt people. Am sooo very sorry.
(Hides his head in his arms)
God, God, God please, please, please forgive me, i'm sorry, bless me when i die , allow me to join you up in heaven.
(Someone knocks on the cell door, He straightens himself up and wipes the tears from his face)
Five minutes, five minutes till i take the walk, am goin to be gone in twenty minutes. But i have to go with pride. Walk down there, not too proud as if i'm glad of what i've done but to go and not embarass the ones out there who love me. My wife, my children, my life It's all going to be gone...
(another knock on the door , he stands up and stops at the door)
Please god, forgive me and love me. I'm sorry.

1 comment:

  1. Hey!

    oooh... really poignant subject matter, it looks like you've seen 'The Green Mile'.

    The section 'Destroyed lives. Hurt people' is effective, try to maintain this disjointed style throughout- it conveys your character's unhinged, disturbed desperate and frightened state of mind.

    I think what's missing here is ambiguity... in the first section you make all his issues and his crimes very clear. As an interior monologue, the character doesn't have to be so lucid, so obvious... try to hint at things: suggest rather than tell.

    good luck
    Dani x

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