They shot a movie here once <\/i><\/p>\n
Really <\/i><\/p>\n
It was about a couple of drop outs <\/i><\/p>\n
Bobbie Mango was shuffling her feet in the sparse sand<\/p>\n
This is where life started and where life will end <\/i><\/p>\n
I did not answer<\/p>\n
Bobbie Mango removed her glasses<\/p>\n
Why is it called Zabriskie Point?<\/i><\/p>\n
It was named after a certain Christian Zabriskie whose company used to transport Borax from Death Valley on mules <\/i><\/p>\n
Bobbie Mango was wearing a shite tee shirt which she had purchased the day before<\/p>\n
Sometimes the light is so clear that it distorts distances <\/i><\/p>\n
You are not saying much Todd<\/i><\/p>\n
I do not have much to say Bobbie <\/i><\/p>\n
Were you thinking about Marco? <\/i><\/p>\n
I am always thinking about Marco <\/i><\/p>\n
He liked shite tee shirts <\/i><\/p>\n
I think he would have liked Zabriskie Point <\/i><\/p>\n
Perhaps <\/i><\/p>\n
I was looking at the Red Cathedral<\/p>\n
Bobbie Mango touched my arm<\/p>\n
Did you see the movie?<\/i><\/p>\n
Yes<\/i><\/p>\n
What did you think of it?<\/i><\/p>\n
I liked it <\/i><\/p>\n
What was it about?<\/i><\/p>\n
Dropping out <\/i><\/p>\n
Finding the true America <\/i><\/p>\n
I am not sure <\/i><\/p>\n
The actress looked a little like you but she was a bit taller <\/i><\/p>\n
Maybe I have heard of her <\/i><\/p>\n
I doubt it <\/i><\/p>\n
She was from Israel <\/i><\/p>\n
The pink dawn was beginning to turn white<\/p>\n
The light will be sharp silver this afternoon <\/i><\/p>\n
Will we still be here?<\/i><\/p>\n
I might take in some rays <\/i><\/p>\n
Let\u2019s stay here<\/i><\/p>\n
Bobbie Mango removed her shite tee shirt<\/p>\n
Tell me more about the movie Todd<\/i><\/p>\n
I do not remember much about it<\/i><\/p>\n
Did they get it on in the desert?<\/i><\/p>\n
Yes for a while<\/i><\/p>\n
This is a place where you could do anything or nothing <\/i><\/p>\n
Do you want to fuck like they did in your movie?<\/i><\/p>\n
We may be alone at present but people will show up <\/i><\/p>\n
It does not bother me <\/i><\/p>\n
I looked at Bobbie Mango who was stretched against a rock<\/p>\n
She had pulled her cap across her face<\/p>\n
See the sun is beginning to bother you already <\/i><\/p>\n
We could stay here for the rest of the day and not speak <\/i><\/p>\n
Badwater<\/i><\/p>\n
What did you say?
\n<\/i><\/p>\n
Badwater <\/i><\/p>\n
Badlands <\/i><\/p>\n
Why do you say that?<\/i><\/p>\n
There was only one known actor in the movie <\/i><\/p>\n
Who was that?<\/i><\/p>\n
Rod Taylor <\/i><\/p>\n
I have never heard of him <\/i><\/p>\n
He was an Australian actor <\/i><\/p>\n
Was?<\/i><\/p>\n
He does not make movies anymore <\/i><\/p>\n
Has he retired?<\/i><\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know this was the first and last movie I saw of his <\/i><\/p>\n
How did you know he was famous?<\/i><\/p>\n
I had heard of him <\/i><\/p>\n
I had seen him on television <\/i><\/p>\n
If you were writing a script how would you open it?<\/i><\/p>\n
I have no idea <\/i><\/p>\n
The light was flooding<\/i><\/p>\n
Bobbie Mango smiled<\/p>\n
I thought you were the writer <\/i><\/p>\n
I never said that <\/i><\/p>\n
Your script about Heinrich Heine was picked up <\/i><\/p>\n
That was as far as it got <\/i><\/p>\n
It was never made <\/i><\/p>\n
That was their loss <\/i><\/p>\n
Am I your Amalie?<\/i><\/p>\n
You are far too earthy for Amalie <\/i><\/p>\n
She was distant with the poet and it destroyed him in the long run<\/i><\/p>\n
But I am blond <\/i><\/p>\n
That is no qualification <\/i><\/p>\n
Without Amalie would Heine have written the poetry he did?<\/i><\/p>\n
I am not an expert <\/i><\/p>\n
He would have written poetry but Amalie haunted his work <\/i><\/p>\n
Am I your muse?<\/i><\/p>\n
You do not seem to write about me<\/i><\/p>\n
You are in my work <\/i><\/p>\n
Am I your Amalie?<\/i><\/p>\n
You have not said much today<\/i><\/p>\n
We have spoken a great deal today <\/i><\/p>\n
When?<\/i><\/p>\n
We had long conversations in the car<\/i><\/p>\n
We spoke at length when we arrived here<\/i><\/p>\n
But you seemed distant<\/i><\/p>\n
Were you thinking about Marco? <\/i><\/p>\n
I am always thinking about Marco <\/i><\/p>\n
He liked shite tee shirts <\/i><\/p>\n
So do I <\/i><\/p>\n
If I was you I would put yours on as we have visitors <\/i><\/p>\n
But I wanted a tan<\/i><\/p>\n
Bobbie Mango threw her shite tee shirt in the air<\/p>\n
I am never going to wear it again <\/i><\/p>\n
It is up to you <\/i><\/p>\n
Do you like it?<\/i><\/p>\n
It suits you <\/i><\/p>\n
I was a little scared <\/i><\/p>\n
I needed company <\/i><\/p>\n
We could have stayed in the motel <\/i><\/p>\n
I enjoy being with you<\/i><\/p>\n
I enjoy the time we spend together <\/i><\/p>\n
I feel safe with you <\/i><\/p>\n
We both wanted to visit Zabriskie Point and that is why we flew up here<\/i><\/p>\n
Do you think Heine would have brought Amalie? <\/i><\/p>\n
She would not have agreed on this journey <\/i><\/p>\n
She was a self-centred girl <\/i><\/p>\n
Am I self centred <\/i><\/p>\n
No you share everything you have <\/i><\/p>\n
Would you have stayed with me if I had been like Amalie?<\/i><\/p>\n
That is an abstract question all I know you would not have destroyed me<\/i><\/p>\n
Salt Lake Beds <\/i><\/p>\n
Heat Rising <\/i><\/p>\n
Why do you say that?<\/i><\/p>\n
No reason <\/i><\/p>\n
It isn\u2019t poetry <\/i><\/p>\n
I never said it was <\/i><\/p>\n
Think of the first thing that comes into your head <\/i><\/p>\n
Bobbie Mango kicked her sandals off and threw one away<\/p>\n
See you have lost one of your sandals <\/i><\/p>\n
I will not try to find it <\/i><\/p>\n
Then how will you get back to the car<\/i><\/p>\n
You will carry me like one of your mules<\/i><\/p>\n
In this heat?<\/i><\/p>\n
You played football at college <\/i><\/p>\n
We did not play football in Death Valley <\/i><\/p>\n
The strap was fraying it would have broken <\/i><\/p>\n
I am not going to carry you <\/i><\/p>\n
Pig <\/i><\/p>\n
Gold Shimmering Afternoons <\/i><\/p>\n
That\u2019s better<\/i><\/p>\n
Spring Flowers in the Winter <\/i><\/p>\n
Sparse Rains <\/i><\/p>\n
Exposed Ridges <\/i><\/p>\n
Will you carry me? <\/i><\/p>\n
No<\/i><\/p>\n
You said you loved me <\/i><\/p>\n
When<\/i><\/p>\n
This morning in the motel<\/i><\/p>\n
Did I?<\/i><\/p>\n
If you do not carry me back to the car I will dispose of my shite tee shirt\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n
You will be the one who spends a night in jail <\/i><\/p>\n
Heine would have carried Amalie<\/i><\/p>\n
She would not have agreed to come out here<\/i><\/p>\n
What are you doing?<\/i><\/p>\n
I am burying my one good sandal <\/i><\/p>\n
Why? <\/i><\/p>\n
So that it may enjoy the beauty of Zabriskie Point <\/i><\/p>\n
The next person will find it <\/i><\/p>\n
The next person will not care <\/i><\/p>\n
Not if I bury it deeply <\/i><\/p>\n
Then it will not witness the beauty of this area <\/i><\/p>\n
It will feel the beauty of this area <\/i><\/p>\n
To feel is equally as important as seeing <\/i><\/p>\n
I want to leave part of me here <\/i><\/p>\n
Would Marco have liked my tee shirt?<\/p>\n
He liked shite tee shirts <\/i><\/p>\n
I think he would have liked Zabriskie Point<\/i><\/p>\n
Then I will put it on and not embarrass you further Harry <\/i><\/p>\n
Harry?<\/i><\/p>\n
That was Heine\u2019s birth name <\/i><\/p>\n
Smart girl <\/i><\/p>\n
A number of people were exploring the area which an hour previously had been empty save for Bobbie Mango and myself<\/p>\n
Some were taking photographs<\/p>\n
Some were still<\/p>\n
All were amazed \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
An hour later we were in our car<\/p>\n
You have not said much Bobbie <\/i><\/p>\n
It took my breath away <\/i><\/p>\n
Zabriskie Point?<\/i><\/p>\n
Yep <\/i><\/p>\n
It was pretty amazing <\/i><\/p>\n
Why did you not take any photographs?<\/i><\/p>\n
I wanted to remember it as it was <\/i><\/p>\n
Perhaps you were right <\/i><\/p>\n
Why did you not take any photographs?<\/i><\/p>\n
I left my camera in the motel <\/i><\/p>\n
What happened at the end of the movie? <\/i><\/p>\n
I cannot remember <\/i><\/p>\n
Think <\/i><\/p>\n
Well there was a modern house <\/i><\/p>\n
Yes <\/i><\/p>\n
There is an explosion <\/i><\/p>\n
Who causes the explosion? <\/i><\/p>\n
The girl <\/i><\/p>\n
The boy <\/i><\/p>\n
Rod Taylor <\/i><\/p>\n
Amalie <\/i><\/p>\n
Heine <\/i><\/p>\n
They return to civilisation <\/i><\/p>\n
The boy steals a plane <\/i><\/p>\n
They paint it in psychedelic colours <\/i><\/p>\n
The girl leaves the boy after pleading with him not to fly the plane to LA <\/i><\/p>\n
He is shot by the cops <\/i><\/p>\n
But who causes the explosion?<\/i><\/p>\n
The girl\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n
In her imagination she sees the house exploding \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
So they return to civilisation\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n
Yes<\/i><\/p>\n
One day we will bring our children here<\/i><\/p>\n
I hope to return sooner and bring Marco <\/i><\/p>\n
Marco is dead <\/i><\/p>\n
I know <\/i><\/p>\n
Why was the boy shot?<\/i><\/p>\n
He was on the run <\/i><\/p>\n
Sad<\/i><\/p>\n
Yep very sad <\/i><\/p>\n
I am not planning on getting shot <\/i><\/p>\n
Neither am I <\/i><\/p>\n
Bobbie Mango laughed and removed her shite tee shirt and threw it out of the window <\/i><\/p>\n
Do you want me to stop the car? <\/i><\/p>\n
No <\/i><\/p>\n
We will be at the motel in an hour <\/i><\/p>\n
Really <\/i><\/p>\n
Just tell them that my name is Amalie and that I am your cousin<\/i><\/p>\n
They will understand <\/i><\/p>\n
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