First Poem

Transcribed from: Comedy Central
Transcribed by: M. Howie

Cast-

• Bruce- Bobby Terrance
• Mark- Bobby's father
• Dave- Bobby's mother
• Girl- Laura

[Outside Bobby's house, late at night. A car pulls up, and Bobby stumbles out. He's met at the door by his parents.]

Mark: Bobby Terrance, you get in this house, you're in a faceful of trouble.

Bruce: Hi.

Mark: Don't you "hi" me!

Dave: Gerald, the neighbors!

Mark: They sympathize, believe me.

[Front door closes behind them.]

Mark: You won't be smelling freedom's air for quite some time, my boy.

[Cut to Bruce pacing back and forth in his bedroom.]

Bruce: In a faceful of trouble-
[kicks at air] Unh!
[grabs his hair, grunting in frustration] Ooh!
[throws himself back onto the bed] Uh-oh, my bed is spinning. Hey, the whole world is spinning!
[sits up] I get it now. I understand.
[goes and sits down at his desk] Mom, Dad- I'm taking up my pen.

[Cut to the front page of a newspaper. The headline: "YOUTH - ANGERED BY WORLD WRITES FIRST POEM!!"]

[Cut back to Bobby, sitting at his desk.]

Bruce: Fire. Fire, fire, fire, fire on my brain. Fire!

[Newspaper headline: "POEM BOMBS! 'IT'S PERSONAL' DEFENDS YOUTH
Sub-head: "YOUTH VOWS TO ADD MUSIC - WORKS NIGHT AND DAY"]

[Cut to Bobby, standing in his room, holding a guitar and singing as he plays.]

Bruce: 1, 2, 1 2 3 4- Fire fire fire, fire on my brain.

[Newspaper headline: "'YOUTH SONG NOT MUSIC!' SNIFFS SYMPHONY HEAD"]

[Cut to Bobby, entering his bedroom holding hands with a girl.]

Bruce: This is my girlfriend, Laura. She loves me.

[Newspaper headline: "LOVE! BAD POET FINDS GIRL!"] [Cut to Bobby, as he puts a tape in his stereo and presses "play". He kisses Laura as the tape plays:]

Bruce: Ow! Fire, fire, fire, fire on my brain,
Fire, fire, fire- you're my water.
Fire, fire, fire, fire on my brain,
Fire, fire, fire- girl I'm thirsty for you.
Fire, fire, fire, fire on my brain,
Fire, fire, fire....

[fades out]