Sunday, September 20, 2026

Waiting for

ESTRAGON: Let's go.
VLADIMIR: We can't.
ESTRAGON: Why not?
VLADIMIR: We're waiting for Godot.
ESTRAGON: Ah! You're sure it was here?
VLADIMIR: What?
ESTRAGON: That we were to wait.
VLADIMIR: He said by the tree. Do you see any others?


POZZO: But by which tree should we wait? The tree of the markets moving? The Dow hasn't moved appreciably in any direction in months. The tree of the oil prices? We wait for the oil to run out; surely the oil must run out; we've been told that oil prices must surely spike. But what about the tree of the strategic petroleum reserve? Maybe Godot will appear at that tree first. We wait by that tree. But where are the leaves? It must be dead; the SPR is empty but it is still full. There is plenty of oil! The tree of the end of the war, let us wait by that tree. No, the tree where the Strait of Hormuz finally reopens. No, the tree of the midterm elections!  I myself in your situation, if I had an appointment with a Godin...Godet...Godot...anyhow, you see who I mean,


ESTRAGON: It's not worthwhile now.
VLADIMIR: No, it's not worthwhile now.
ESTRAGON: Well, shall we go?
VLADIMIR: Yes, let's go.

They do not move.