avatarAustin Briggman

Summary

The narrator encounters a woman with a ruby red rhinestone jacket that revives their faith in humanity amidst global chaos.

Abstract

The narrator reflects on global chaos and terrorism, including the US killing a terrorist leader and various acts of violence worldwide. They change the channel to avoid the news and see a man claiming sterility due to excessive Mountain Dew consumption. The narrator decides to go outside and enters a grocery store, where they see a woman wearing a black leather jacket with ruby red rhinestones. The words "King Kong Lives" are written on the back of her jacket, which slowly restores the narrator's faith in humanity.

Opinions

  • The narrator is critical of the US government's actions in killing a terrorist leader, suggesting it is done to make themselves feel good and appear to be doing something.
  • The narrator implies that everyone is terrorizing someone, as they list various acts of violence worldwide, including Mexican cartels murdering innocent families, Bolivian citizens using slingshots and dynamite against each other, protestors in Hong Kong bleeding in the streets, and Las Vegas police handcuffing the homeless.
  • The narrator finds humor in the man who claims sterility due to excessive Mountain Dew consumption.
  • The narrator is inspired by the woman with the ruby red rhinestone jacket, as it slowly restores their faith in humanity.

ruby red rhinestones

Photo by Laura Muñoz Cano on Unsplash

the us has declared they have killed a new terrorist leader it makes them feel good to say this looks like they are doing something they show a picture of a dog as well brightens the mood a bit

we are all terrorizing somebody

mexican cartels murder innocent families bolivian citizens use slingshots and dynamite against each other protestors in hong kong are bleeding in the streets las vegas police have begun handcuffing the homeless

i change the channel

somewhere kentucky, i think a man claims he’s sterile because he somehow manages to drink 4 gallons of Mountain Dew a day there is no way he is the father he tells the camera and the audience

i have to get outside into the humid nature of the world

i walk into a grocery store for something fresh almost immediately i saw a woman with sunglasses and a jacket black leather with ruby red rhinestones her hips swinging wide as she walks her left heel turning on a dime as she struts down the coffee and tea isle

on the back of that jacket read the words

King Kong Lives

slowly i am begining to revive my faith in humanity

Poetry
Terrorism
News
King Kong
Humanity
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