Tagged: departure

at the airport, good-

at the airport, good-
bye is an exercise we
practice and practice –

at the terminal, at the
gate, on the lonely walk home
.
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in flight, we pick our

in flight, we pick our
directions, or the direction
picks us – there is a

limited number of choices
when it comes to getting away
.
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perhaps the spirit

perhaps the spirit
knows when it is on its way
out, reaching across

borders and time zones to connect,
reconnect before it departs
.
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a good provider

a good provider
is one who leaves – mothers, fathers,
daughters, and sons, no

one escapes these lives we live, not
truly – even now, we part
.
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we count down the days

we count down the days
until we can return home,
syllables stretching
.
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t-minus one month

t-minus one month
before homecoming – suitcases
out and ready, chores

crossed off, two by two, days become
longer, stretched across memories
.
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in the dream after

in the dream after
the dream that is just before
waking, bamboo soup,

the way mom cooks it at home,
a memory for the journey
.
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every three-point-two

every three-point-two
flights, we remember to ask
mom to prepare some

freshly cut apple pear slices
to soothe whatever the journey
.
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there is never a

there is never a
perfect time for
arrivals nor
departures – we
hold our breaths for
as long as we
can, knowing that
it is inevitable
.
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a fish to stay, a

a fish to stay, a
fish to take home – riding the
swift currents of chance
.
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