the curve of a scar can sometimes look like
an upside-down smile wanting
to say something that we’re too shy
to admit to,
but maybe that’s because there is a crime that was committed when we got that scar,
and it’s best to plead the 5th in those sorts of cases
free on a saturday night,
but don’t read too much into that,
because sometimes it’s as innocent as it sounds,
and sometimes it means i’m practicing hermetic living
for reasons beyond comprehension,
i mean,
why would i want to get into it?
every time i hear a loud noise outside
in the dead of night,
i assume there’s some boogeyman come to
collect a toll i didn’t realize i needed to pay,
don’t pass go,
don’t say ho-ho-whoa
Fred Aiken Writing 