Fred Aiken Writing

Category: Poetry

March 31, 2024

i declare…

i lost a thumb war with my nephew,
but rather than take it in stride and be a humble loser,
i kicked my nephew in the shins,
so that’s why i’m no longer allowed to babysit

March 30, 2024

lunch

i put the wrong person’s lunch into my lunchbox today,
but i don’t know whose it is,
because i don’t live with anyone else,
so i guess i’ll claim it as mine, either way

March 29, 2024

fake flowers

when i was handed fake flowers
four years ago, no one told me that i would still need to take care of them,
that fake flowers grow old,
until they exist no more