Fred Aiken Writing

a PowerPoint presentation of a life

cut into small transitions from left to right,

swipe now,

swipe faster

but for your sake and mine, just don’t stop

until you hit the end, which for some

might look like a beginning twisted in a knot

by some Eagle Scout that smoked a joint

while trying to teach Cub Scouts what it

is all about, though I’m not sure that’s advisable,

just clear the table,

regale us with something entertaining, maybe a little morbid,

but none of that crap that might get

turned into a made-for-tv movie that

no one ever sees,

no one ever talks about,

that plays late at night when only the drunks are up,

trying to pleasure their wives with limp figure

eights tucked into their pants,

let loose, while someone at a Taco Bell

listens in with anticipation, antiquated, on a job half-well-done, but not rare

though if you buy now,

we can throw in a free throw pillow with

the face of any celebrity you want printed on it,

just act fast

and don’t forget