not everything that i say is always wrong,
but if i’m being perfectly honest with myself,
then i’d have to say that a vast majority of the things
i think and the things that eventually come out of my mouth,
are not the most intelligent of thoughts,
at least not when compared to every thought that could have been had,
or the ones yet to be known
i trapped a little thought in my head,
and i kept it captive for longer than would be considered reasonable,
not sharing it with the rest of the class,
because they don’t deserve this little thought in my head,
though i’m fairly certain neither do i,
but i’ll call the thought steve,
and we’ll be best friends,
just don’t ask where i put that thought in my head,
since everything up there keeps getting lost, broken, and bruised
Fred Aiken Writing 