Decorative Day Dream Surfing
decorative surfing on
linoleum waves crushing fantasy
day dreams spent on the beach
in the mind’s eye and
out of reach
Fred Aiken Writing
Tag: Poetry
April 2, 2023
Just Because They’re Laughing Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Also Crying
fake, worrisome laughsacross the face, bulbous eyes, bespeckled and hard-of-sight,hard-of-being,heart of man-woman-and-childplaced on the chopping block and made into a fine soup that’s slightly underseasoned
April 1, 2023
Keep that Pointed Away from My Head
chemical pistol
pointed at the kaleidoscopic sky,
such are the famous last words
of the storming artist engaged
with some sort of self-destructive habit
Fred Aiken Writing 