Monday, June 9, 2025

poem

 Strangers on the Plane

The women across the aisle 

Have been talking this entire flight

It was apparent that, prior to boarding,

They had never before met.

I’ve been silently reading a book

That’s supposed to help improve 

My social interactions but the constant

Chatter is a bit of a distraction

It continues even through periods 

Of heavy turbulence 

I don’t know how they do it

When I was younger I had to make

A list of things to talk about before

I called a girl on the phone

The last item on the list

Was always some variation of why

It would have been better if I'd never called.


6/9/25



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