Multiple Triggers

by Richard King Perkins II

Image source: screenshot of the mentioned Video Game.

I got assaulted online
playing GTA

my asshole got hacked
by a guy
with a cone floating over his head

while a group of onlookers levitated
and danced in unison.

Then I got shot three times
in the dick

and humped by a dog

while someone laughed
in my ear.

So I turned off the console
and drove
at 5 mph under the posted limit

to a crisis support group.

I didn’t mention anything
about the game

because I know it’s not real

but I talked for twenty minutes
about the rabbit
I accidentally ran over

while backing out of my driveway.

Richard King Perkins II is a state-sponsored advocate for residents in long-term care facilities. He lives in Crystal Lake, IL, USA with his wife, Vickie and daughter, Sage. He is a three-time Pushcart nominee and a Best of the Net nominee whose work has appeared in more than a thousand publications.