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Love is in the air

January 9, 2021
By CanterColt BRONZE, Virginia Beach, Virginia
CanterColt BRONZE, Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion.<br /> – Ralph Waldo Emerson



The seat belt sign is illuminated

The flight attendant’s beyond frustrated

The Passengers are drunk and frayed

A baby’s screaming in seat 16A 


Another flight from here to where?

Crammed in a sardine can with not enough air

We’re on the map, I know that much

But the directions I really need are in your touch


Prepare for landing, says the captain

As the plane arcs down to the looming horizon

Ushering us onto some foreign soil 

I touch the ground, and see your smile


Up and down, and down and up

Coke, Sprite, Beer, Pretzels, Peanuts

As we careen through empty sky

It feels like nothing but you and I

 

Prepare for landing, says the captain 

Out the window, the sun is setting

Hand in mine, you give a squeeze

You’re all the home I’ll ever need


The author's comments:

I don't know what truly inspired this piece besides the fact that I broke up with someone, so I wanted to write something Lovey-Dovey.  That's not what this piece became, it became another part of my story and a link to my soul.


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