SCENE 3

Man wearing a mask enters.

Man.

You affix, anchor, attach rope to me.
You're the Nietzschen 'Superman' -
Creator of New Values.
So you batten, bind, bolt, buckle,
Button, chain, clamp me,
Rope to clasp, cling, close me.
You're the solution -
Fix, grip, hitch, hook
To a problem -
Knot, join, lace, lash.
You're the Nietzschen 'Ubermensch'.
It means you strap, tack, tape, tie me.
So you batten, bind, bolt, buckle me,
Button, chain, clamp me,
Rope to clasp, cling, close me.

Exit.

SCENE 2

Man enters. In his hand he holds the rope.

Man.

Cut a piece of stout cord.
Twist it in your hands.
Pull it tight.
This is a piece of rope.
Today I am this rope.

Fasten and secure
What needs to be fastened.
But remember to secure.
This is a piece of rope.
Today I am this rope.

Enclose.
Mark off boundaries to abide by:
No Entry - No Exit
This is a piece of rope.
Today I am this rope.

Because
To rope, to grope
To tighten the rope
That ties
Means I am.

Because
To rope, to grip
To pull the rope
That binds
Means I am.

Because
To rope means to grope
To tighten, to tie, to grip, to pull, to bind.

Rope you with this rope!

I am.

Exit.

SCENE 1

Chorus.

to rope
to grope
to stroke
to tighten
the rope
that ties
and binds

to obey
to handle
to yield
to grasp
to impress
to abridge
to test

to hide
to abort
to disclose
to abscond
from the rope
that ties
and binds

Exit.

Laughing
about the forks in our road
is only fun
when we're eating
drinking
and listening
to Doo Wop