“Game Face” (drama) 1 minute

October 26, 2006 by Joseph Arnone
Filed under 1 Minute Monologues, MB Library, Male Monologues - Drama

Character: ROBBIE
Description: Robbie looks back on the drug life he used to live.
Gender: Male
Age: 30

Drugs. You wanna do drugs? Ha! You have no idea. People think I’m some innocent guy. All it is, is my game face. I’ve done more drugs and sold more drugs than most people. I’ve been in and out of jail my whole life. I started young, since I was a kid. Something like ten years old or something. I grew up in Sunnyside, Queens. At the time I was like the only white boy around but I didn’t know any better. What the fuck did I know? My first piece of ass was this black girl named Monique. I got layed when I was eleven. I didn’t know what the fuck I was doing but I tapped that ass regardless. Monique was nineteen. Even as a kid, I was a pimp. Ha!

I started pushing dope early on like I said. I enjoyed the quick cash. I invested my money into comic books. I always had an affinity for comic books. It’s actually a passion of mine. That’s why I opened this comic book shop amongst others. It gave me a chance to escape my existence I guess. I guess, looking back on it all now.

I’m thirty years old and I reflect every now and then on my past. Sort of what I’m doing now. I want to live a straight life. I have no regrets because my life has made me what I am today. I wouldn’t be a successful business owner if I didn’t learn my lessons the hard way out in the streets.

I could tell you some fucking wild stories man. Some really wild tales. I do have some very fond memories. It wasn’t all bad. But most of it was hard.

Look, I’m just happy to be where I am in my life. To be given this second chance. I’m not one of those guys who is reformed by going to church and shit, I’ve just came correct with myself and made some decisions. Hopefully, smarter decisions and choices that I learned the hard way.

There is no easy street in life, especially when you drive around the long way, like me. But one thing is for certain, your destiny is your own. You control the life you live.