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Aug
2016
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Do you like to fly?

If I say that I love flying,

I am sure you know that I am lying…

As I enter the plane,

The cleanliness freak in my mind becomes insane…

All passengers will share the same air,

With bacteria and virus piled layer over layer…

I think, wonder and ponder,

Whether my co passenger would be a grandpa, a grandma or someone younger…

What if I am next to weird man,

And I wish I could run away in a van…

What if he smells sweaty and stale,

Like a barrel of over-fermented ale…

What if he pollutes the air with a fart,

And smiles as though he is the owner of coveted art…

What if he sits with his elbows sticking out,

And all I want to do is scream, yell and shout…

What if he spills coffee all around,

And I have to sit for hours on soiled ground…

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If I say that I love flying,

I am sure you know that I am lying…

What if I am next to a chatty young woman,

While I want to sit in silence, away from the gossip clan…

What if she wants to know why I am travelling alone,

Eavesdropping while I talk on the phone…

What if she rolls off her head on my shoulder in her slumber,

While I am still counting sheep, number by number…

What if she is in the middle row and wants to peep out of the window,

And I want to wave my wand, push her out and turn her into a flying crow…

What if she is a curious soul and keeps looking into my screen,

Can I push her back, being nasty and mean?

If I say that I love flying,

I am sure you know that I am lying…

Sometimes I crib and sometimes I lament,

On why such co-passengers, are my way sent…

But I still fly,

I am a traveller, that’s why!

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13 Responses

  1. This sums up everything I love and hate about flying. The more I fly, the more things I find that annoy me funnily enough! My biggest fear is the “chatty young woman.” I just want to put my earphones in and sleep!

  2. hahaha I also hate flying! It’s more of a control thing though I think, I’d prefer to be sat where I can watch what’s going on. I once almost walked off a plane because a piolet hadn’t ironed his shirt. I don’t think it’s that unreasonable though lol. I mean if he can’t even be bothered to iron his shirt why should I trust him to fly a plane. Love the poem such a fun idea!

  3. I love this! This is my kind of poem…. funny, truthful, and about traveling! I don’t think flying is fun for anyone. Unless of course you are one of those fortunate ones to fly first class in an Emirates plane. 🙂

    1. I have never travelled Emirates business class! This time, I travelled from Mumbai to Sao Paulo in economy….my feet were so swollen after 17 hours of flying..took 3 days to settle down!

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