Fred Aiken Writing

Tag: jungle gym

June 16, 2024

don’t jump//or do, maybe it’s better to fall

there’s a kid on the jungle gym,
and he’s threatening to jump,
but it’s only 5 ft down,
so stop worrying, and maybe let him fly,
before he realizes gravity will always 
bring him down
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May 1, 2023

THE APARTMENT IS EMPTY AND NO ONE IS HOME, EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE GUY

living in a cardboard box

with daily habits of playing in a jungle gym

without any rules,

while searching for preguntas that look abstract

when their corners are cut off,

and i’m missing a thumb