Divorce Settlement
Ernest Slyman
Far country. Dangerous, arid terrain.
Wild animals, not enough water.
There's been a revolution.
The natives are lonely, religious.
They struggle long and hard for many years
To say good-bye. And divided over issues of a political and
philosophical
nature. The two sides can't agree on anything.
Two separate sovereign nations. Separate languages,
currency, art, literature.
At war, they're fierce. Jealousy, mad, crazy, throwing lamps, breaking
dishes.
They argue over the telephone. The economy of both countries
depleted by the
lack of confidence in the government.
Both camps have been hurt by the severity of the attacks. A
settlement is far
off. A level of diplomacy that will ensure the equal division of
territory,
resources and assets. They're very proud.
They each need a way out of this so that both can save face.
Bring about a cessation to their hostilities.
The two countries. It shall come as no surprise to you that these two
separate
cultures owe much to each other.
Bound by the union of history. Their roads intertwine. There's
Abigail.
There's Daniel. Two countries divided, and the children cry pitifully,
as they
are being taxed, exported to the outer regions.
