Our Town Monologue/Goodbye

Hey, it rhymes with blog again :)


Goodbye constant heartbeat and everlasting breath. Running in the sun and long, heartfelt talks. So long freedom, security and civil rights. Farewell to a good book and funny faces. The feeling of accomplishment and fresh air. Sarcasm, smiling, pretending to trip people and made up games in English. Goodbye new hair cuts and freshly mowed grass. The sound of the piano, the guitar, the cello... music! Goodbye light: red, blue, yellow and everything in between. Art; from Picasso to finger paintings. Goodbye cool breeze on summer nights and warming sun. Saturday morning cartoons, Wednesday drama and Thursday night comedy. Good by loving, laughing, learning and living. Oh, Earth! You're so misinterpreted!


Goodbye uncomfortable shoes and this itch in my eyes. Hypocrites and negative media. Carelessness, ripped jeans and lies. Goodbye controlling parents, lonliness and the monster under the bed. Broken hear, fast women and doing the dishes. Farewell to doubt, ignorance and jealousy. Gym class and push-ups. Vegetables, talkative relatives and road kill. Goodbye procrastination, early mornings and studying. Geometry and popularity. And cold winters, global warming and cigarette smoke. Goodbye loud mouths and know-it-alls. Lazy people, anxiety and scraped knees. And Biology homework, colds and worry. Goodbye generalizations, prejudice and cheaters. Stomach aches and Primary Source Documents. And humiliation and lunchroom fights. Goodbye being tired, gossip and crying. Oh, Earth!


Goodbye all. It's been really, really amazing having this class with you and getting to know you.


With love,
Kirstyn B. Showalter