Paterson Page #5

crazy motherf***er might have shot

himself to death with a piece of foam.

Good morning.

What time is it?

It's Saturday morning baby.

Oh.

You were out a little late last night.

Yeah.

There was a...

an... incident... at the... bar.

Incident at the bar?

What happened?

- A guy had a gun.

- What?

Well he had what I thought was a real gun

and he threatened this girl and...

My God, he threatened a girl?

He threatened to shoot himself...

Well because he's in love with her.

It's complicated, anyway,

and I tried to stop him...

and I knocked the gun away and...

turns out it was a toy gun

that shoots little foam pellets.

It sure looked real though.

Oh honey.

Oh that's so frightening.

You acted so heroically.

I told you that place

could be dangerous.

I mean anyone could just walk in there

at any time with a shotgun or something.

Now you see what I mean?

- Uh... yeah.

- Yeah.

It was only a, only a toy gun.

Why are you up already?

It's Saturday.

I have to get my cupcakes,

go to the farmer's market.

Remember?

I do now.

I smell cupcakes.

I still smell a hint of beer.

Wow! This looks

fantastic baby.

Thank you.

Thank you!

Who's sitting in daddy's chair?

Who's sitting in daddy's chair, huh?

William Carlos Williams?

Oh, no. Carlo William Carlos.

Will you read me that

one I love so much?

This is just the same.

Comin' up...

This is just the same.

"I have eaten the plums

that were in the ice box..."

"and which you were probably

saving for breakfast"

"forgive me"

"they were delicious!"

"so sweet..."

"and so cold."

Oh I love that poem.

Yeah, that's a good one.

And some of yours are just as good.

Well...

Now remember your promised.

I promised.

I better get going.

Could you put the rest

in the boxes?

Sure.

Okay.

This is the last of 'em.

- Oh thank you.

- Oh wow.

All together like this they look great.

I'm so excited.

Good.

Okay they should be good

if you just drive slowly.

Yah, yah. I will.

You're not takin' him with you?

Oh honey, I can't.

Maybe you could take him

for a walk later, huh?

Love you!

Yeah, I love you.

Alright, come on Marvin.

Come on Marvin,

can't we stop here for a second?

- Honey?

- Down here!

How'd it go?

Oh, honey I'm so happy.

You won't believe this but

I made $286 dollars.

What? How?

My cupcakes were a huge hit,

everyone's talking about them.

That's fantastic!

Marvin...

$286 dollars, cash money baby.

Wow!

I know it's no big deal...

it's just silly cupcakes but I'm

quite proud of myself.

Oh, yeah. You should be.

Can we celebrate?

Are you... yeah,

what should we do?

First of all I'm gonna treat.

Okay.

I'd like to go out to dinner,

and then go to the movies.

We haven't gone to the movies in so long.

Oh, no we haven't.

What should we see?

You know that one theater at the mall now

shows old, scary movies on Saturday nights?

We can see an old, scary movie.

I'm gonna get changed and get ready.

I'm very proud of you.

And you my little man.

You're gonna have to stay

here and guard the palace.

Honey, should I change my shirt?

That'd be nice.

This is so much fun!

It's like we're living

in the 20th century.

- This is Mr. Parker, Lota.

- How do you do?

Oh, don't be afraid.

How... do you do?

Mr. Parker has come to

us from over the sea.

She's a pure Polynesian.

The only woman on the entire island.

Well I'll leave you two

young people together.

I've got work to do.

Won't you sit down?

You come from the sea?

Well, rather...

3 days on an upturned lifeboat.

You go away?

Tomorrow morning.

I wish you would not go away.

Well, that's very nice of you but...

I must.

You come back, again?

Well I... I don't know.

How does it happen that you're

the only woman on this island?

Did uh... Doctor Morreu bring you here?

Pardon me if I seem to

be too inquisitive.

Quickly, please!

Get out!

They're vivisecting a human being.

They're cutting a living man to pieces.

Now I know about his natives.

They're his victims.

I did love it, but it

was in black and white.

Yeah, I haven't seen a black

and white movie in a long time.

My favorite part was when the lead

guy kissed the wild panther girl.

You look...

You look like her.

You do. You guys

could be twins.

Well thank you for treating

me to dinner and a movie.

I'm happy I could.

We should do it every weekend.

Yeah.

Now that you're the

Cupcake Queen of Paterson.

Cupcake Queen of Paterson.

Love it.

Thank you.

What is this?

Marvin?

Marvin...

Did you do this?

Oh my god!

It's your notebook.

It's what?

Your poems.

Honey I'm so sorry.

I don't know what to even say.

You usually keep your notebook

down in the basement.

I guess I...

left it up here on the sofa.

That stupid dog.

He's gonna be put

out in the garage.

Honey it's so early.

It's Sunday.

Please come back to sleep.

Please baby.

I will, I will baby.

Go back to sleep.

I don't like you Marvin.

Marvin, didn't I put

you in the garage?

No, it's okay. I let him

back in when I went outside.

No, he's going back out there.

Come on Marvin.

No. You're staying out there!

I wish you would have read me

some of your most recent poems.

Maybe I could have

remembered them.

It's okay.

They were just words.

Written on water.

Baby I'm so sorry.

I saved all the pieces.

Maybe somehow they could

be puzzled back together...

with a computer program or something.

Is there anything I can

do to cheer you up?

Should I play you the song

I've been learning on my guitar?

Oh, no. That's okay.

But I appreciate the offer...

just maybe not right now.

Okay?

Baby, you just wanna be left alone?

Should I go out for a while?

No, no, no, no.

It's okay.

Maybe I'll go out.

Take a little walk.

Paterson.

It's you.

Hello Everett.

I'm sorry... um...

about the other night.

I kinda lost myself.

Yeah.

It's okay. Are you

doing better now?

Yeah.

I guess so.

You okay?

You look a little low yourself.

Yeah, you know...

I'm okay.

Well it's like they

always say...

"Sun still rises every mornin'

and sets every evenin'."

Always another day.

Right?

Yeah.

So far.

So far? Yeah.

So... I guess I'll...

see ya around then?

Yeah, yeah. Take care.

Yeah, you too.

Excuse me please.

Allowed to sit?

Uh... yeah.

Yeah, sure.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Maybe not ask is

to good behavior...

but may I ask...

you are from here in

Paterson, New Jersey?

Am I?

Uh... yeah.

Yes I am.

I was born here.

Excuse me again...

but are you knowing the great

poet, William Carlos Williams...

here in Paterson, New Jersey?

Well, I'm aware of his poems.

Excellent.

May I ask, you too are a poet...

of Paterson, New Jersey?

Uh... no.

I see.

I'm a bus driver myself.

Just a bus driver.

A bus driver in Paterson?

Ahhh.

This is very poetic.

Well I'm not sure about that.

Yes.

This could be a poem by

William Carlos Williams.

Did you know interesting French

artist, Jean Dubuffet?

He was meteorologist on top

Eiffel Tower, Paris in 1922.

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