They shot a movie here once
Really
It was about a couple of drop outs
Bobbie Mango was shuffling her feet in the sparse sand
This is where life started and where life will end
I did not answer
Bobbie Mango removed her glasses
Why is it called Zabriskie Point?
It was named after a certain Christian Zabriskie whose company used to transport Borax from Death Valley on mules
Bobbie Mango was wearing a shite tee shirt which she had purchased the day before
Sometimes the light is so clear that it distorts distances
You are not saying much Todd
I do not have much to say Bobbie
Were you thinking about Marco?
I am always thinking about Marco
He liked shite tee shirts
I think he would have liked Zabriskie Point
Perhaps
I was looking at the Red Cathedral
Bobbie Mango touched my arm
Did you see the movie?
Yes
What did you think of it?
I liked it
What was it about?
Dropping out
Finding the true America
I am not sure
The actress looked a little like you but she was a bit taller
Maybe I have heard of her
I doubt it
She was from Israel
The pink dawn was beginning to turn white
The light will be sharp silver this afternoon
Will we still be here?
I might take in some rays
Let’s stay here
Bobbie Mango removed her shite tee shirt
Tell me more about the movie Todd
I do not remember much about it
Did they get it on in the desert?
Yes for a while
This is a place where you could do anything or nothing
Do you want to fuck like they did in your movie?
We may be alone at present but people will show up
It does not bother me
I looked at Bobbie Mango who was stretched against a rock
She had pulled her cap across her face
See the sun is beginning to bother you already
We could stay here for the rest of the day and not speak
Badwater
What did you say?
Badwater
Badlands
Why do you say that?
There was only one known actor in the movie
Who was that?
Rod Taylor
I have never heard of him
He was an Australian actor
Was?
He does not make movies anymore
Has he retired?
I don’t know this was the first and last movie I saw of his
How did you know he was famous?
I had heard of him
I had seen him on television
If you were writing a script how would you open it?
I have no idea
The light was flooding
Bobbie Mango smiled
I thought you were the writer
I never said that
Your script about Heinrich Heine was picked up
That was as far as it got
It was never made
That was their loss
Am I your Amalie?
You are far too earthy for Amalie
She was distant with the poet and it destroyed him in the long run
But I am blond
That is no qualification
Without Amalie would Heine have written the poetry he did?
I am not an expert
He would have written poetry but Amalie haunted his work
Am I your muse?
You do not seem to write about me
You are in my work
Am I your Amalie?
You have not said much today
We have spoken a great deal today
When?
We had long conversations in the car
We spoke at length when we arrived here
But you seemed distant
Were you thinking about Marco?
I am always thinking about Marco
He liked shite tee shirts
So do I
If I was you I would put yours on as we have visitors
But I wanted a tan
Bobbie Mango threw her shite tee shirt in the air
I am never going to wear it again
It is up to you
Do you like it?
It suits you
I was a little scared
I needed company
We could have stayed in the motel
I enjoy being with you
I enjoy the time we spend together
I feel safe with you
We both wanted to visit Zabriskie Point and that is why we flew up here
Do you think Heine would have brought Amalie?
She would not have agreed on this journey
She was a self-centred girl
Am I self centred
No you share everything you have
Would you have stayed with me if I had been like Amalie?
That is an abstract question all I know you would not have destroyed me
Salt Lake Beds
Heat Rising
Why do you say that?
No reason
It isn’t poetry
I never said it was
Think of the first thing that comes into your head
Bobbie Mango kicked her sandals off and threw one away
See you have lost one of your sandals
I will not try to find it
Then how will you get back to the car
You will carry me like one of your mules
In this heat?
You played football at college
We did not play football in Death Valley
The strap was fraying it would have broken
I am not going to carry you
Pig
Gold Shimmering Afternoons
That’s better
Spring Flowers in the Winter
Sparse Rains
Exposed Ridges
Will you carry me?
No
You said you loved me
When
This morning in the motel
Did I?
If you do not carry me back to the car I will dispose of my shite tee shirt
You will be the one who spends a night in jail
Heine would have carried Amalie
She would not have agreed to come out here
What are you doing?
I am burying my one good sandal
Why?
So that it may enjoy the beauty of Zabriskie Point
The next person will find it
The next person will not care
Not if I bury it deeply
Then it will not witness the beauty of this area
It will feel the beauty of this area
To feel is equally as important as seeing
I want to leave part of me here
Would Marco have liked my tee shirt?
He liked shite tee shirts
I think he would have liked Zabriskie Point
Then I will put it on and not embarrass you further Harry
Harry?
That was Heine’s birth name
Smart girl
A number of people were exploring the area which an hour previously had been empty save for Bobbie Mango and myself
Some were taking photographs
Some were still
All were amazed
An hour later we were in our car
You have not said much Bobbie
It took my breath away
Zabriskie Point?
Yep
It was pretty amazing
Why did you not take any photographs?
I wanted to remember it as it was
Perhaps you were right
Why did you not take any photographs?
I left my camera in the motel
What happened at the end of the movie?
I cannot remember
Think
Well there was a modern house
Yes
There is an explosion
Who causes the explosion?
The girl
The boy
Rod Taylor
Amalie
Heine
They return to civilisation
The boy steals a plane
They paint it in psychedelic colours
The girl leaves the boy after pleading with him not to fly the plane to LA
He is shot by the cops
But who causes the explosion?
The girl
In her imagination she sees the house exploding
So they return to civilisation
Yes
One day we will bring our children here
I hope to return sooner and bring Marco
Marco is dead
I know
Why was the boy shot?
He was on the run
Sad
Yep very sad
I am not planning on getting shot
Neither am I
Bobbie Mango laughed and removed her shite tee shirt and threw it out of the window
Do you want me to stop the car?
No
We will be at the motel in an hour
Really
Just tell them that my name is Amalie and that I am your cousin
They will understand