What I Hear Hanging

(display wall, with other beasties)
‘This is untenable.’
‘I know, darling.’
‘You are untenable.’

(boxed up, package mouthed)
‘So much for a smooth getaway.’
‘You don’t need to talk like that. It’s not impressive.’

(gallery, south side)
‘Jumped up mustard-stain of a man.’
‘Let’s get you cooled off first. Are you thirsty?’
‘What does it matter? What does it matter if I’m thirsty, Peter?’
‘Are you?’
‘Yes.’

(private collection, tinsel eared)
‘Donkey!’
‘Close enough.’

(backseat, bubble-wrap trundling)
‘It’s going to fall.’
‘It’s going to fall.’
‘It’s going to fall, Annie.’
‘Annie? Listen.’
‘It’s going to fall.’

What I Hear Hanging

(music hall, ambiencing)
‘You don’t listen.’
‘That’s what I’m saying.’
‘That you just don’t listen.’

(somewhere, maybe)
‘We must be very quiet and enjoy nature.’
‘Yes, Dad.’
‘Do you hear that?’
‘What?’
‘Nature.’

(hands, sweaty gripped and bloody)
‘Ok… Ok… That’ll do it.’

(boxed up, tinsel eared)
‘That really was a close one, wasn’t it?’
‘Close enough.’

(backseat, with other beasties)
‘Annie, it’s falling.’
‘I know.’
‘It’s going to fall.’
‘I’m sorry.’
‘We can’t keep this up.’
‘All falling.’
‘Sssssshhh.’

What I Hear Hanging

(private collection, maybe)
‘Quiet, now.’
‘Ok.’
‘Do you hear that?’
‘What?’
‘Donkeys.’

(music hall, package mouthed on the south side)
‘Feeling better?’
‘What kind of a question is that?’
‘Listen to me. Are you feeling better?’
‘That’s what I’m saying!’
‘There’s no need to talk to me like that.’
‘Like what?’
‘Like you’re trying so hard.’

(somewhere, sweaty gripped in bubble-wrap)
‘Listen, Annie.’
‘You have to listen.’
‘It’s going to fall.’
‘Don’t be scared.’
‘It’s just nature, Annie.’
‘It’s just what’s inside you.’

What I Hear Hanging

(display wall, tinsel eared and bloody)
‘Darling?’
‘Darling.’
‘Are we close?’
‘Close enough.’
‘Can you see it?’
‘See what?’
‘Something untenable.’
‘Ok...’

(backseat, ambiencing with other beasties, package mouthed and tinsel eared, sweaty gripped and bloody, maybe on the south side)
‘Annie!’
‘I’m sorry.’
‘You’re not listening.’
‘You’re not impressive.’
‘Listen.’
‘Close.’
‘Can you hear us?’
‘Falling.’
‘Listening.’
‘This won’t do.’
‘It’s going to fall, Annie.’
‘Darling?’
‘Are you listening?’
‘Annie?’

What I Hear Hanging

‘It’s going to fall.’
‘Thirst.’
‘Listening’
‘Nature.’
‘Listening.’
‘It’s going to fall.’
‘Annie.’
‘I’m so sorry.’
(‘I know.’)