The Voyage: Edited by Chandani Lokuge & David Morley

by Silkworms Ink Anthologies

In seeming control

  of a small world

  that often seems

  quite large

  and even important

  in a day to day way

  balance can be

  elusive fragile

  bound to tarmac

  engineer alchemist

  looking for explanations

  for a red light

  that holds the plane

  fast to the earth

  through regulation

  connection missed

  in a foreign city

  itinerary in shreds

  an unexpected chance

  for perspective

  and a reminder

  that in all that really matters

  control is an illusion

  sustained only

  by the foolish

  and morally deplete