Fred Aiken Writing

Category: Poetry

Potassium Haze at the Brink of Deterioration and Made into a Sandwich

balance acts made of synthetic proteins
mushed together into a cacophony of
different preservatives holding it all together
and yet falling apart quicker than
ham on rye with a side of potassium 44

Sad Santa

sad santa claus clouds
draining down unclean gutters precariously
hanging from abandoned rooftops
meant to have a good go

The Flames that Make the Skillet Burnt

sometimes a cast iron skillet isn’t
meant to be found
and yet is still found out for what it is
what it does and what it must become