Lying on the Ground

"How do you deal with all of it? How do you cope with all of the 'Nicholas Cage: The Best Actor in the World' crap? I mean, you must know by now that when they say that they mean the exact opposite.

Sometimes people call me Pretty Girl in the hallways. And I used to be beautiful too, you know. I used to have a pretty face."

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A short monologue inspired by a conversation with a friend about giving a booktalk lying on the ground, which evolved to talking to a picture of Nicolas Cage on the ceiling. Very rough draft.