Illusion or reality

If I had to pick my middle name, it would be Antithesis. Not only is this one of my favorite words, but it describes me oh, so well. People have tried to stereotype me for years. To pin me down to a category. To classify me. It never really works. It's like nicknames. They just don't freakin' stick to me.

When I was in the military, my last name didn't even stick. The military is a Last Name Becomes First Name kind of place. In basic training, there were so many times when my fellow trainees were punished with having to do push-ups for calling me by my first name. I mean it's weird they would remember it when you see a name tag with 'MUNKEY' on it everyday and they still called me by 'MAD'. As I moved from base to base people always thought my last name was 'MAD'. *shakes head*

I'm heavily tattooed... ripped jeans, motorcycle boots and a Harley T-shirt are a patented Munkey look. I have three large gauge hoop earrings. Both ears are pierced. At the same time, I have beautiful suits and custom made shirts I wear with woven Italian silk ties. If you see me in the first look, two hours later you wouldn't recognize me in the second if you didn't know me. I'm not a pretty prada boy, my gaze is more likely to make you feel slightly invisible. That said, most people would say I'm nice and I don't have hidden agenda's. Like a Hell's Angel or a Bandido, it's all good 'til you mess with me or my friends (or those that can't defend themselves.)

Often to look at me, you wouldn't think I could put together a coherent sentence, but I have one of the largest vocabularies of anyone I know. I use words very specifically to mean very specific things. In fact, I've been accused (correctly) of being a skilled semanticist. I tend to talk slow. I also speak very softly most of the time.

I've been told I'm very intimidating, but once people get to know me, they are astounded that they were scared to talk to me. Hello, I'm just incredibly shy. Despite the fact that you don't think so. Reach out. Take a chance and talk to me. You might discover the rarest of things. A connection.