Clammy’s Lament
Clammy:
Look where I am.
I’m not with them.
Do they care?
That I’m not there?
What was I thinking?
My heart is sinking.
But…
If I were you (hu)man
Not Clam-me.
I’d be all I wished I was
I’d be better just because
I was human.
They say that they are friends with me, how can that be true?
They go where I cannot go, do what I can’t do.
It’s just as well.
I’m just a shell.
Is there more?
What’s a clam for?
Well, I‘m waiting (Pause).
My hope is fading.
But…
If I were human
Not Clammy.
I’d have everything I lack.
I’d be more than just a snack.
If I were human.
I’d run and jump and play all day, frolic in the sun.
I’d have a purpose for my life and live until it’s done.
If I were you, if I were you, if I were human.