Fred Aiken Writing

July 10, 2023

IN//OUT

inhale the creosote,
breathe mindfully,
mindlessly,
meditating on the beating drum,
the beating on the door,
the beating heartbeat pushing through
its chest cavity,
and bursting forth,
to submit income taxes late,
late,
late

July 9, 2023

THE ZERO

carrying the zero to a body of water
so it can hydrate,
so it can live,
despite it being zero,
despite it being passed over
by all the other numbers that have important
calculations to do,
while zero is just zero,
but still zero

July 8, 2023

CERTAINTY ON THE HORIZON

i’m certainly uncertain
a certain amount of the time,
especially when seriously considering
the seriousness of the situation,
which i’m certain is often,
or so i’m told