Dramatic Monologue

Jack

As I look back over the journey i have just completed,

I realize that he was absolutely right.

It could have all been different.

We should have been more careful,

We should have realized that people have limitations.

It is partly my fault, I should have not participated

In his blackmail and evil schemes.

I began to realize that the Boss was not

Perfect. He was turning into the politicians

That he sought to destroy early in his career.

I have realized that those who have come before

Me have gone through the same things as I have.

I should have heeded their advice when the time 

Was right but I thought I was above all that,

I thought that it didn't apply to me. 

I have learned the lesson that no one is perfect

And I learned it the hard way.

People can put on disguises, but eventually

Their real selves shine through.

The theories that I thought I was pioneering had 

Already been formulated long before my existence.

I shouldn't have gotten involved in this long journey.

I thought I would rise through the ranks and become

Successful, but instead I became a crook and lost

Many of my good friends. 

What's the point of becoming successful if 

You have no good friends left to share it with.

The journey has had its ups and downs.

I have realized who I am and who my ancestors were.

I have learned who my real father was and I realized

It came as a surprise but I felt that I had always known it. 

I am glad that this journey has finally come to an end 

I will erase the painful memories from my memory,

But there is one thing I cannot erase, the final words of my boss

It could have all been different.