Erica Francis - Wingtip

Her eyes focused
into a cabin full of suits,
mothers and daughters
returning from the funerals
of corporate meetings.

They're the only ones
who'll fly to Baltimore
this time of year.

And I sit
staring out the window.
My reflection gazing in.

Thoughts are absorbed into the thick plastic
and fly past the wingtip,
into the stratosphere,
then out to space.

Just a few hours
until landing
on your pillow.

Until then
I imagine
the last time I saw you
on my own pillow
beneath me.

Erica Francis

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