Plane Trajectory by Agathe Chave-Lucas (22, France)

Plane Trajectory (or, my mind, before):

Before
was a plane
that never landed

never broke
the gray-on-gray – neat straight lines, parallel, barbed grid – 
carpet of clouds

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outside the window
the thermometer read
- 60°C
I pressed my cheek against the glass
and it felt warm

the plane never rose never dove constant at 10196 meters 809 kilometers per hour
the plane never quaked never swerved made me wish for aerial turbulence

some days I hoped it’d crash
at least then something would happen

Before
was a plane
that never landed 

never let you out.