Ali Hajihosseini

A monster in a backpack Ali Hajihosseini

An English short story book. I must start with my room. I need a large litterbag, which I don't have. I have to throw away everything in the room. The sculpture I didn't make; the painting I didn't draw; the story I didn't write; the poem I didn't recite. I have thrown everything into the litterbag, which I don't have. Right, let's get to the larger stuff now. For instance, the double bed I don't have; or the closet with all the clothes in it, which I don't have. I also throw all those in the litterbag that I don't have. There is nothing special left in the room anymore. I have thrown everything in the hallway, sitting room, and kitchen in the litterbag, which I don't have. I leave the house. I who have nothing but the house I don't have. So, I throw the house in the litterbag I don't have. Oh! I completely forgot! What will happen to the wife I don't have and the children I don't have! Cause, I don't have the heart to throw them in the litterbag that I don't have too! But it can't be helped. I have to. I also throw them in the litterbag that I don't have. What a large volume of stuff! I can't carry it all. I leave it behind in the street and walk away. And now, I place the cardboard that I do have on the pavement that I do have and go to sleep on it. I have no more attachments. Liberation is a good feeling, if you are not hungry!