Sunday, February 3, 2013

The Optimist

The Optimist
(A prison cell.)

Inmate: No matter how bad your life gets, you need to look on the bright side. Look at me. I'm sitting here on death row, framed by my own daughter for crimes against humanity, and I still find life desirable. All you need to do is look around you. Look over there. (pointing) A beautiful spiderweb. And down there. Rat droppings. And you know, since I've been staring at these walls, I've come to distinguish twenty-seven different shades of battleship grey. (Enter a priest and two guards.) And today must be my lucky day! Visitors! (He gets up and follows them out of the cell.) Hi guys! Did anyone catch the football game last night?

Guard: Dead man walking!
  
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