The Brother/Sister Plays

Marcus stands on Elegua’s porch wanting to Knock but her windows are all boarded-up.

(Offstage)
She ain’t home.
Enter Ogun Size.
She left to Houston finally. Be back
When the storm passes.
Ogun Size turns
To go.

You know dreams, Ogun?

I have this dream.

I know your dream.

But I didn’t tell it right before.

You got it right this time?

In this dream is your brother, Ogun . . .
It’s your brother comes to me in this dream.
At first I didn’t know . . . What, how to tell you?
But it’s him come to me,
And he tell me to say, remind you,
Ask my brother . . .

(From offstage Oshoosi Size’s voice merges with Marcus’s.)

MARCUS AND OSHOOSI SIZE

Ask my brother Ogun.

Enter Oshoosi Size.
Tell him that it
Was better that I left. I’m better.
Gon and seen all of this world that
I could see. See a storm on its way,
Seen some rain, seen me.
But ask if he remember me
Ask if he remember . . .

MARCUS AND OSHOOSI SIZE

You believe, Ogun?

No choice but to . . .

What it mean, Ogun? What my dream mean?

Ogun Size can’t help hearing all that Marcus
Eshu say.

He looks to the sky.

Finds all the answers there. It means . . .
It means my brother’s dead.
You dream like your daddy
And I’m . . . I’m tired
Just now.

Ogun Size marches a funeral processional by himself

Walk with me Lord . . .
Walk with me . . .
Walk with me Lord . . .
Walk with me . . .

(Ogun Size walks in a mock processional all his own.)

Marcus stares after Ogun
To make sure he gets home safe.
End of play.