Written on the Airbus 5-22-19
*scroll down for a YouTube video
What is the color
Of turbulence?
Chakra madness
Takes root in the dirt
RED for danger
Oh, yeah
No protection
None at all
Except yawning, disturbing
Tympanic membranes
Blocking sound
Upchucking bag
Winks at me from the pouch
Of the forward seat
A cloud below
A pill swallowed
Just in case
ORANGE for emotions
WiFi in the sky
So I type my fears to
Friends via Messenger
Just want them to know
They’re on my mind
YELLOW for power
As we bump along I say,
“Be a warrior!”
Mantras 36,000 feet in the sky
What a way to say goodbye
But I do
GREEN for health
Oh, right, what kind
Am I thinking about?
Alive and well after landing
Would be better than diet and exercise
In this time and space
TURQUOISE for communication
“Ground Control To Major Tom”
You’re there, right?
Can you hear me…?
INDIGO for the third eye
Gosh and golly gee
I can see that
I am psychic
Because as I write
The pilot dings the warning
To sit and stay
Locked away
Under a flimsy seatbelt
VIOLET for spirituality
If we believe in heaven
We sure are near it now
My airsick pill takes effect
I yawn
Bouncing along
My pen feels heavy
I yawn
Turbulence fades away…
(c) 2019 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
IMAGE: AIRBUS
*Space Oddity, David Bowie, YouTube
