break dimes over heads
made from nickel
that is mimicking tungsten
that is mimicking gold
that runs and rules
world economies with brevity;
as creatures of millennial elements decompose
and make way for grander things
grander schemes
harming oneself
looks quite different
when done from the perspective
of an introspective disembodiment
hiding from the in-laws
coming to arrest
restless crowds of endless tales
being chased through the townhome
turning your back on the waiting list
while doing pushups in a pushup
bra, as the relaxing sensation crushes
history into an entertaining
series of facts that don’t mix
well with reality
until an editor gets ahold of the
daguerreotype to make of it what they will
as they wish
Fred Aiken Writing 