i brought you another flower
Oh thanks
thank you
It’s fragile but also valuable
That’s very true
like our friendship
Yes, it is, isn’t it
But it isn’t going to last very long away from its roots
Do you see what I mean
I do
the flower is a metaphor
Yes
it is a metaphor
for me
will you draw me another flower please
another one?
yes please
a big one this time
a flower with the heart of a princess
the heart of a princess
yes but you mustn’t draw the princess
i must only be able to sense her in the drawing of the flower
what happened to the last flower i drew for you
a fox took it
a fox?
yes
a fox in a wooden top hat and a greatcoat made of whist came by
and asked if he could have it
he said it cured his arthritis
if i draw you another flower
do you think you will be able to hang onto it?
i cannot predict what a fox will need
no right of course
well if i draw you another flower
will you at least tell me where you’ve been sleeping and showering
and getting food?
because my plane is still nowhere near fixed and i’m almost out of water
now you are speaking like a grownup again
now when i look at my flower all i will think of is your greed
your lust for money
your inability to see true beauty
i’m just so thirsty all the time
you know my plane was shot down because I was in the war
right?
I was in a war
i must go now
please
just tell me where you’re getting water
my planet needs me