Castaway
starring Tom Hanks
is the story of a man who
after a lifetime of tedium
accidentally
finds paradise

tragically,
due to a severe case of
PTSD,
and a distaste for seafood,
he forsakes his best
friend
and risks everything
to rejoin civilization

like a
beaten spouse who
returns again and again
to their abuser

Alan ten-Hoeve is growing increasingly uneasy. His work has appeared in The Daily Drunk, 433 Magazine, (Mac)ro(Mic), and Versification. His music with The Multi-Purpose Solution can be found on Mint 400 Records. Twitter him @alantenhoeve