Fred Aiken Writing

Lawn Ornaments at the End of the Road

shifting gears, heading into the wrong lane
down a trialed trail that leads nowhere and no
one seems to think much of
sits a collection of broken lawn ornaments

yawning yearning at the howl of marihooci delusions careening in the fettered weathered oh so bell-and-rung-out dreams that keep filtering across screens as centrifugal fungal forces merge once more and never again

Sliced Down the Color Scheme

one slice down the middle of the
spine to feel the ensuing violence
of two bodies coming together
mimicking thought out moments played 
in the reverse

Igloo Suburban Cul-de-Sac

poor, graffiti-riddled neighborhood of igloos stuck in prime real estate
that hasn’t been made yet
but we’re just getting warmed up