Angelo
Williams
Creative
Writing
Crash! There is a
loud bang in the parking lot of the Target department store. The time is about
4 A.M. The location is just outside the west side of Chicago in Cicero
Illinois. There is no man in sight as so
it appears. Suddenly out of the chaos
and smoke an old black man walks through the debris. He is dressed in janitor
attire, which consists of a gray jump suit with a nametag on it. His name is
Billy Bo Bo. He looks like he has been through a lot and seen a lot. His thick gray mustache is dirty and dripping
with sweat. The man walks onto the scene and see’s a horseshoe shaped
spaceship.
The spaceship
crashing made a huge crater in the parking lot. If any cars where in the
parking lot at that time they would’ve have easily been crushed. The man
approaches the space ship slowly and carefully. He tip toes and has a curios
look on his face. He pokes the spaceship, which is the size of about 3 tractor
trucks and pokes it with his broomstick. “What the hell is going on in my dear
town?” says the man. All of a sudden the
door of the spaceship opens. Out come
three alien creatures from another world. They are shaped like TV’s with limbs.
As they walk down the path to meet the old man one of them tips over. Another
one of them helps his associate up. The old man watches in awe as he does not
believe his eyes. The sound of the aliens walking is similar to the sound of
someone’s hand being squished in jelly. “Take me to your leader old man” “hahaha no im just kidding” says the lead
alien. The old man faints and waked back up.
“Tell me and my
bros about the oh so wonderful United States of America.” Says the lead alien. The old man laughs
“wonderful?” says the man sarcastically. “There is nothing wonderful about this rotten
ass country.” “See from the outside
looking in every one thinks this is the land of
opportunity and that the streets are paved with gold” “From the outside looking in every one thinks
there is an opportunity to succeed for everyone who wants it” “This is not the
truth at all” Take this book for example it is called ‘Boss’ this book profiles
the life and political career of infamous Chicago mayor Richard J Daley.
Richard Daley ran and endorsed corruption racism and segregation. He won
elections by landslides and got all the bills he proposed that would benefit
him. During his mayor years no one would
oppose him and only his people were elected to office Chicago is one corrupt
city.
The aliens look
confused “I umm thought you lived in a democracy?” said the leader. Well we do but democracy is
corrupt and the system had changed dramatically from what the intentions were
for it to be. America eats on the people
who are at the bottom of the food chain those people do not really have a voice
said the old man. In Upton Sinclair’s the Jungle it shows why this is true. The
book shows how greedy the business bosses are and all the cost they pay to gain
higher wages. They put the safety of the workers in jeopardy by making them
work long hours and not giving them reasonable benefits. In this factory
workers are cut on the regular basis and not giving much attention. The alien
gasps and says you mean they sacrifice human life to make money? That’s correct
says the old man. Money rules all in our country. People can make it up the
social ladder but it rarely happened or doesn’t last for long.
Also in America if
it doesn’t vilify the black male Hollywood doesn’t want it. Tyler Perry movies
are movies, which America loves to show to its people. His movies show black
males as beating violent and reckless physically and emotionally. That idea
Sticks with the viewers as they can not separate entertainment from reality.
Now look at me do I look like a mean nasty person? Asked the old man. Well
aliens get out of here people you fall into this trap. The Aliens dipped into
outer space to never return
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