The Usual and Occasional Airplane

The usual airplane
slides straight towards the east
straight over head in two dimensions
On occasion, I don't know the specifics,
one turns
its pilot leans into the angle
its passengers lean into their windows
stunned that the earth is still
there below, as all along.
The people looking up
find their breath leaving
with a new intention
to never return.

July 30, 2010

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