Instructions for Waiting for a Flight

Take a seat.
Grab the arm rests.
Grip them tightly
until your knuckles turn white.
Think long and hard
about the friends and family,
favourite places,
and countless memories
you are leaving behind.
Fight back tears.
Heave a sigh.

Take a seat.
Tap your fingers.
Beat out a tattoo
until people start staring.
Think long and hard
about the new people,
new places,
and new memories
to meet and explore and make.
Grin ear-to-ear.
Laugh to yourself.


This piece is part of a larger project that I'm currently working on for a friend of mine. It's still in the pretty early stages of development, but from time to time you might see a piece pop up on here.