all that is left unsaid

In a stifling cramped forward car, there sits one character that stands out among the rest. Balding man, late-30's I suppose, the minor tufts of hair still clinging to the sides of his lumpy scalp dyed bright green. He chomps at the bit of a long, elegant cigarette holder, with the butt-end of a stub of a forgotten cigarette still glowing all the way down to the filter.

Every so often, another passenger would stare over at him. Make brief eye contact. Glances touch, the eyes wander over crevices of skin, shapes of cheekbones, cracks in lips, until at very last embarrassment takes over and the stranger can behold no more of the glory that is this weary traveler. Not wanting to be rude, but lacking in many a social grace, the balding man would lock on to whichever unlucky passenger caught his attention, much like a heat-seeking missile searching out its target through some primitive desert cave.

And as it just so happens, one curious and unfortunately unlucky passenger has just been ensnared in this unbelievably irresistible spider's web. This affords us the opportunity to see firsthand how this balding man interacts with his surroundings. Allowing his gaze to drop along with his cigarette, he opens his mouth and coughs out the only thing that comes to his mind...

"Gorilla Munch."

It is his name, the two words in life he loves the most. Predictably, the recipient of his modest communal gesture is confused...well, maybe horrified is a better word to describe the facial twists and eye squints that consume this everyday traveler who, until three seconds ago, was a complete stranger to Gorilla Munch.

Gorilla Munch. A ridiculous name for a ridiculous man who does ridiculous things. Gorilla Munch rides a train. Gorilla Munch smokes his cigarette all the way down to the filter, and then some. Gorilla Munch stares. Gorilla Munch coughs out his words at strangers like a giant spider barking at birds in trees. Gorilla Munch only says two words to strangers, no more. The two words that complete his own name.

"Gorilla Munch."