Among Suitcases Ii
2:01 pm
Cinnabon, California Pizza, Burger King
Let’s de-militarize the sea floor
So we can once again walk on the waters
Clear and still
2:05 pm
An infant reaches for its mother
Looking at the information monitor
“Passenger… you have a message waiting for you…”
Where are you going?
Where are you really going? And how much of yourself
Are you leaving behind?
Layovers are a poison
But the airports are so… romantic
There are no faces, only hearts
Everyone seems so excited
Maybe they’re going home
Or trying to get away from it
My flight boards in an hour
But my guitar’s out of tune…
I need new strings anyway
Mine are starting to rust
12:20 pm
Luggage is in the trunk
Farewells have been said
Everything hangs in silence…
Then the rain comes,
Smudging all the memories together
Into a single human experience
That penetrates so deep into the heart
That it becomes a part of every single choking breath you take
And you forget…
9:30 am
Last time you have breakfast here, so make it a good one…
It doesn’t matter, I’m sick of this food anyway…
Last minute scan of the room,
Don’t forget your rosary on the bedpost
Or the rose petals hiding in your mattress
Or the tears staining the hallway carpet
Got it all?
No room?
You’re not leaving without it… find a solution
So I swallow everything
And wait for it to seep into my veins
With every pulse
You feel more alive
But less human
Stronger
But further away
Wider horizons
But with less to fill the skyline
1:36 am
Blank walls
Empty bathrooms
Dim hallways
Ticket stubs and boarding passes
In the trash, recycled paper
Recycled experiences
A flutter of confusion and excitement
A glance into the unknown
Then pause before the plunge
00:00
This is where you are
00:00
Trapped in a single moment
00:00
No one else
00:00
Just you
00:00
And with every experience
00:00
You grow
00:00
Until finally…
00:01
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