Like every week we post a monologue for you to enjoy. This week it’s from Kellie Powells’ play: Collaboration. It is a contemporary female role.
Kim confesses to her friend (and sometimes-lover) Shanehat she has been in love with him for several years.
KIM: I wanted those moments – few and far between as they were… I wanted whatever time and affection you could give me. No matter what it cost me. I felt like you found comfort in me. And maybe I wasn’t your first choice, you know? But I was glad that I was somewhere on the list. I let it happen again and again, more times than I can even count.
You wanted to keep things casual, you wanted to keep me at arm’s length. It didn’t matter. I love you anyway. I’ve seen the best and the worst of you… and I love you. I love your kindness, and your strength. I love the way you can tell me what I’m thinking. I love the way you tell a story, drawing me in. I love you for all the times you convinced me, with a stupid joke, or even just a look… to stop taking myself so seriously and just enjoy my life. Nothing could ever make me regret the way I feel about you. What I feel for you isn’t a negative thing. It makes me better, it makes my life better. That’s what I’ve been trying to say: That love is never wrong.
How flattering to be chosen for this! I’m glad that you like the monologue. But in future, could you please provide a link to the website where you found the piece? This monologue, along with several others, can be found at the Monologue Database, at: http://notmyshoes.net/monologues/
And anyone interested in reading the entire script of Collaboration can buy a PDF copy for $5 at:
http://notmyshoes.net/collaboration.html
Also, there are a couple of typos in your post –
“Kellie Powells’ play” should be “Kellie Powell’s play.” You only put the apostrophe after the ‘s’ if the last name ends in ‘s’.
“Shanehat” should be “Shane, that”
Thanks, and break a leg!
Is this post 1980?