Of Distance Run
In the dramatic monologue Of Distance Run, Clark asks his brother Pedro to give him their father’s truck as a token of peace and love.
CLARK: At least give me the truck; I could use a new truck.
With that ride I could travel far, and you’ll never hear from me again. It’ll be a peace offering. It’ll be like…like he’s driving with me in a way, or like he cared enough about me to pass the baton…’cause he wanted me to…didn’t he? Didn’t he want me to do something? Have some part of him with me…at least give over the truck. He could have—we would have—
Keep the horses, the trailer, the land, and all the furniture and this lousy gravestone!
His clothes and his pipe and his hat and his dogs and all the family photos and the memories…keep the smiles and the talks…you can have it all, Pedro, but give me the damn truck because I need it more than you’ll ever need it.
I need something to grip on to… something I can hold. Something to remember. A partner. That truck is mine; it will never feel like yours. It already smells like me, looks like me, ’cause Dad and I were the same damned man…didn’t you know that?
I’m the continuation of whatever mess he left behind; it’s my duty to see the remaining mileage.
That’s my right and mine alone.
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In the one-act eplay Of Distance Run, Clark and Pedro bury their father, but only one of them receive an inheritance. 2 men. Drama/Family drama.
