i sometimes like to go to the public library,
and crack open all the books on the shelf that rarely get touched,
you know, as something of a public service,
but i’m not sure if it’s really helping the community all that much
yellow bird canary halo
spins around the head,
not knowing what they’re blessing,
probably not even realizing the kid is dead,
but if the yellow bird canary stops flying,
then something must be wrong,
cause if there is no canary,
there will surely be no song
the weather report said it would not rain today,
so i did not bring my umbrella,
though i got complacent and forgot to check the weather report for tomorrow,
because i did not bring my umbrella yet again,
and as you can imagine,
i’m drenched
Fred Aiken Writing 