Fred Aiken Writing

Tag: arteries

matcha//soul

i drank a gallon of matcha tea
to see if it would cleanse
my soul,

but instead, it kinda gave me indigestion,
as the matcha powder clogged my arteries

and made standing kinda difficult,
so now i run everywhere i go

Paper Cuts on Paper-ish Skin

harmless cuts running along paper skin,

zip-zagging down arteries composed of tiny whispers

telling secrets held in a body that breaks down

after continued use

until an electric spark surges through the enamel

and feeds