Air Travel 2025
For my favorite carriers
Tease me with timetables, double-cross at the gate.
I’ve nothing to do here but drink and wait.
Crammed in a middle seat that I’d never choose,
your profit-and-loss sheet for me is just “lose.”
When you pull off the rebook and kidnap my bag
that heavy one—that I had to drag
through terminal wastes—will I see it again?,
Travel’s no longer about where, but when.
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What a great poem! The rhyme drives it and gives it musicality. You are tackling a serious and annoying sitution and injecting sarcasm and veiled humor. I love it.
Crammed in a middle seat that I’d never choose,
your profit-and-loss sheet for me is just “lose.”
Nailed it!
love the sound of this, and the truth!
Great commentary!
Laughing and groaning!
I love the humor and beat here, especially in “When you pull off the rebook and kidnap my bag/that heavy one—that I had to drag…” xD