Perilous Flight

A Perilous flight The flight from Hong Kong to Manila had more passengers than seats Give room to pregnant women, the stewardess shouted I was in a deep sleep In the aisle, people sat like rowers, bent heads as the plane took off three-hour flight air in the cabin stuffy when the heroic had given up their seat for any woman whether she was pregnant or not, I opened my eyes they took chances, in the eighty’s money had changed hands In Manila, I drank a cold beer.