Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Forever untitled

Philly Airport
Lay over from Atlanta
Gate B5 flight 755 to Los Angeles
Roshann will pick me up
US Airways

The man at the counter said
I was lucky to be leaving Atlanta
Going to Los Angeles
I nodded
Smiled
I am polite
A good girl
Lucky girl
Whatever that means

You were my father
You are my father
It is all still so new
I have resolved
I will not refer to you in past tense

5:30
Zone 7
They are boarding first class and zone 1
I have to wait
They don't care that I am your daughter
They are stupid at US Airways
First class through zone 2 only
Now 3

I am leaving Philly
To Los Angeles
To my father's funeral
And then to his grave

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