i have this idea in my head,
and it’s silly, i know; even before telling you or typing it out,
i know that it’s irrational, silly, and stupid,
but i can’t help but think,
if i don’t write down at least one idea per day,
then somehow the entire world will end,
and i won’t have been able to see
what came of it all in its final moments
someone, you don’t know them, handed me a pen,
and told me to write something meaningful,
and while this isn’t it,
at least it started the conversation, i guess,
or i don’t know, maybe it’s like modern art,
you just not supposed to question it,
at all
climbed a volcano,
but because it was dormant
it didn’t fight me to be noticed,
but i’m fairly certain it w a s looking to erupt
at any moment, you know,
just to show me who was boss
Fred Aiken Writing 