Fred Aiken Writing

December 9, 2023

outta hand sentient robots

my wife is with me because
on the night that i told her i loved her,
i also said that i wouldn’t let the robots eat her or me,
because i knew the key combination of words
that would shut them down,
you know, just in case they got out of hand

December 8, 2023

keep it moving

head headed straight for the concrete,
with excessive force added,
but not accounted for,
as a mixture of regret and shame and longing
pass over into oblivion,
then silence

December 7, 2023

blender on the highest setting

i’m full
but still hungry,
though sometimes i mix up my feelings
in a blender on the puree setting