Seat 24A ~ Looking Down Out The Window

 this was not a game

nor a drill

we were going to die

 

heads down, braced for impact 

we assumed the crash position

like a kaleidoscope

life flashed

behind my eyes shut tight

that’s true you know, it really happens

and .. as quickly as it began .. it ended

silence. relief.  joy.  prayers of thanks.

happy to be alive
to fly again, another day

(I composed this years ago after a truly frightening in-flight experience.)