Fred Aiken Writing

Tag: accidents

DEATH TO SYMMETRY//IT’S ALREADY DEAD

there’s a happy accident happening every four seconds,
or so,
which also means there’s some horrible, atrocious thing
happening, as well,
because nature loves symmetry,
unless you’re looking at a crooked rock sitting at the edge
of  a field,
about to fall off, because in that case,
symmetry is dead

Accidental Slumber Brought On by a Series of Traumatic Events

the quip of a heartbeat

the singularity of a cut

the dopamine feeding tube tapping into

the sum of all

left to engage with witty remarks

molded by soft hands

smothered in grease and shea butter

until dropped and left and falling and crying

as all accidents seem to converge