THE 2026 PROJECT, 52 SUNDAYS, 52 MONOLOGUES
Complaints
BY JEFFREY LO
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ADRIA
Look, can you just stop?
For once in your life, just stop and listen to me?
Listen to someone else?
Anyone else?
Or do you just have to keep going on and on and on about yourself.
And your problems.
And how you’ve been personally wrong in every direction.
I’m sorry.
Truly.
I am sorry.
But, like, maybe not everything can be this big of a deal.
Not everything has to be something that is a blow up.
Yes.
Sure.
You are right.
So many of these times.
You are right.
But you know whose fault this never is?
Me.
And you know who has to hear about all of this?
Me.
And you know who never gets any space for themselves?
Me.
Honestly – for the most part – I’m not really even asking you to listen to me or ask me how I’m doing. I’ve sort of given up on that.
I’d be perfectly content being left alone.
I’d be perfectly HAPPY if I was allowed to just live my life.
So could you do that?
Could you let me live my life without also having to live the worst parts of yours?
Oh.
Does that make you feel mad?
Does that make you feel wronged?
Well, go ahead and complain about it.
Who are you going to complain about it to?
Oh.
Right.
Me.
Great.
Leave me alone.
Please.
You’re so selfish.
Dear god.
Goodbye.
END.