‘hiroshima mon amour’ writing prompts.
“ i saw everything. everything. “
“ listen… i know… i know everything. “
“ nothing. you know nothing. “
“ like you, i know what it is to forget. “
“ no, you don’t know what it is to forget. “
“ like you, i have tried with all my might not to forget. “
“ like you, i forgot. like you, i wanted to have an inconsolable memory, a memory of shadows and stone. “
“ listen to me. i know something else. it will begin all over again. “
“ you’re so good for me. “
“ deform me, make me ugly. “
“ you’re like a thousand people in one. “
“ what were you dreaming about? “
“ i was looking at your hands. they move when you’re asleep. “
“ i noticed you, that’s all. “
“ when you talk, i wonder whether you lie or tell the truth. “
“ i lie. and i tell the truth. “
“ i have doubtful morals, you know. “
“ madness is like intelligence, you know. you can’t explain it. “
“ were you full of hate? “
“ i was mad with hate. all i cared about was hate. “
“ you give me a great desire to love. “
“ i hate to think about you leaving. i think i love you. “
“ how is it possible to bear such pain? “
“ i loved blood since i had tasted yours. “
“ i think of you, but i don’t talk about it anymore. “
“ i see my life. your death. “
“ i’m beginning to forget you. “
“ the pain, i still remember the pain a little. “
“ i remember. but one day i won’t remember it any more. not at all. nothing. “
“ look how i’m forgetting you… look how i’ve forgotten you. “
“ i was hungry. hungry for infidelity, for adultery, for lies. hungry to die. “
“ i was hungry to die. i always have been. “
“ we’re going to remain alone, my love. “