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What are you writin’

Poem

What kind of poem?

Kind that’s gonna be published

Wow

Yeah. You’re gonna see my face in the movies and my poems in the magazines. “Poetry by Bonnie Parker”. And a beautiful picture of me to go ‘long side it

Read me your poem

You like poetry?

When it’s comin’ out of your mouth

…Okay “Billy rode on a pinto horse/Billy the Kid I mean”

I love Billy the Kid

I know. “And he met Clyde Barrow riding/In a little gray machine…”

You’re writin’ about me?! You wrote a poem ‘bout me?!.. Oh you are in love, sugar

“Billy said to the Barrow boy/’Is this the way you want to ride?/In a car that does its ninet per/Machine guns at each side’?”

Dang!

“‘I only had my pinto horse/And my six-gun tried and true./I could shoot but they got me./And someday they will get you’”

What are you writin’ that for? That’s a stupid thing to write!

Don’t you call my poetry stupid

(simultaneously) I know they ain’t never gonna get me. I know I am gonna be so far gone from this miserable place, no one will ever find me. And then I’m gonna be in control of my own goddamn life!

(simultaneously) You don’t know crap ‘bout poetry. I am gonna be famous for my poetry and my acting career. Don’t you ever call my poetry stupid just because your thick head can’t appreciate it!

Man, I want you right now

Shoulda thought of that before you called my poetry stupid. (he laughs) Don’t laugh at me! Don’t you ever laught at me! I’m gonna be famous. I’m gonna bea. poet and an actress and a singer

Singer, huh? Let me hear somethin’

I’m not in the mood

Aw, come on, sugar I wanna hear you sing. Unless that’s also gonna be about me gettin’ shot up. Come on. You’re at a nightclub in that there Atlantic City. me and Capone are sittin’ ring side. The crowd’s goin’ crazy “Bonnie! Bonnie! Bonnie!”

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