Saturday, July 6, 2013

Late check-in

The long train of dusty vehicles
Inching along the dustier trail
Leaving a new tail of dirt cloud
As every Columbus tries a new route.

The dust doesn't bother me
Neither the dirt
Nor the brown clouds
As I scan the horizon for the destination

The metal bird waits for me
It puffs and groans on the Tarmac
The bridge is connected
Still eating sand I scan the horizon

My captain has managed to get ahead
Leaving the curses behind
We surge ahead 
My hopes with the waiting bird

Th vehicle stops
I make a dash forward
Through seas of happiness and sorrow
I reach my carrier

Squeezed into my seat the  bird finally flies
I look down at the dust bowl
And see the never ending lines
Now illuminating the darkness below.

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