i learned how to draw a line,
and did not stop
at the corner of the page,
as i kept the pencil steady,
somewhat straight, but not really,
though who really is measuring how
symmetrical my line drawing is?
and if they are, then i guess they might
tell me that what i drew wasn’t a line at all,
but more of a r o u n d about way
of getting there
i was inspired by hiroyuki doi,
so i started drawing a whole bunch of circles
on a scrap piece of paper;
my circles aren’t as artistic,
in fact, they kinda look like squares
but i do feel relaxed while drawing them
jane’s addiction plays in the background
from another room, i’m not sure where,
like a low rumble,
there’s graffiti on the concrete walls,
because the kids used to draw on the walls of their parents’ houses
with crayon and were told that they shouldn’t,
but the kids didn’t want to listen,
so they grew up to do it with aerosolized acrylics
while smoking weed and not caring about anything,
because that’s the fashion that keeps on trending,
and i’m not quite sure if i should accept where i’m at or try to get a job down the street at the local taco bell
Fred Aiken Writing 