MM opening bills. Diotima lolls nearby. She smokes. <br /> <br />MM Diotima- <br /> <br />D What? <br /> <br />MM Why do prices always go up? <br /> <br />D (shrugs) Some people say it's natural. <br /> <br />MM Do you think that's true? <br /> <br />D Yes and no. The real reason, of course, is.... <br /> <br />MM What? I'm listening- <br /> <br />D - gravity. They go up because of gravity. It's a law. <br /> <br /> (silence) <br /> <br />MM Really? Diotima, I thought gravity made things go down. <br /> If what you say's true, shouldn't things get cheaper? <br /> <br />D Quelle naivete! You're forgetting one thing. <br /> It's a topsy-turvy world. Gravity used to make things go down. <br /> Now it makes things go up. Prices included. <br /> <br />MM Hm. Then it has nothing to do with greed? <br /> <br />D Nope. <br /> <br />MM Or need to maintain a profit margin? <br /> <br />D Unh-unh. <br /> <br />MM Or the singling out of necessities to profit by? <br /> Like food, a roof, medication, transportation? <br /> <br />D Absolutely not! <br /> <br />MM Or high overhead, getting passed on to the consumer? <br /> <br />D Where do you get these ideas? That's just silly. <br /> <br /> (silence; Diotima smokes) <br /> <br />MM Diotima- <br /> <br />D What? <br /> <br />MM Where do babies come from? <br /> <br />D What a question. Test tubes, of course. <br /> <br />MM Oh. <br /> <br />D Why? <br /> <br />MM Just asking.<br /><br />Morgan Michaels<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dialogue-28/
