Fred Aiken Writing

Tag: elliott smith

WHAT IT’S LIKE FOR ME TO LISTEN TO ELLIOTT SMITH

the most consistent way i’ve found to clear a room 
is to start playing elliott smith,
and i haven’t been able to tell if it’s because everyone
starts feeling introspective and sad about their life, or life in general,
or if it’s because i start break dancing when i listen to elliott smith,
and i get, 
how do you say,
kinda violent

COLLEGE MUSIC; OR MAYBE HIGH SCHOOL, I FORGET

elliott smith plays in the background,
and all my feelings of puberty and insecurity
come rushing from some forgotten, hidden, secret place i hoped would never resurface again,
but here we are, again,
shoplifting cheap cuts of steak and lipstick
to make it seem like we have a plan