Fred Aiken Writing

charles chaplin iii

charlie chaplin came in 3rd 
in a charlie chaplin look-alike competition,
though i don’t think i would have even placed,
since i don’t look a lick alike to señor chaplin

trying to outsmart traffic//but still outplayed by big metal death machines

i woke up early to beat traffic today,
but the traffic still followed me,
so i’m thinking my next strategy is to sleep in
until traffic has died down,
that way i don’t have to work as long either

mail day//but not everyday

i don’t check my mail everyday, but that’s because what comes in the mail is super underwhelming,
unless it’s like a day like today,
in which i got an 8oz sample of some nyeri hill kenyan sl-28 anaerobic processed coffee
that was roasted in the netherlands,
in which i’d have to say, it’s been a good mail day today