Coffee Ode + Flight Delays

Traveling again, I could live in an airport. The momentum feels so good. I’m in and out of San Francisco in a single day. Today will be a very long, single day. Hopefully my pockets will be lined with the momentum I feel in the wheels of every piece of luggage that is pulled past, moving hurriedly to another destination.

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Contentment in the Coffee Cup
an ode to the only safe place
that unabashedly accepts
all my troubles in a way
I imagine the local corner
bar consoles the regulars
who feel a sense of
greatness but is left
in squander.

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THE POWERS THAT BE

Fly into San Francisco for a day of meetings, they said

Sure, I can wake up at 5am to catch that flight, I said

Good morning sir, headed to the airport, they said

Keep your sweater on, laptop stays in the bag, they said

Large black coffee coming up, if you could sign this receipt, they said

Attention passengers, air traffic control is holding the plane, they did not provide additional details, passengers to Tampa this will not affect you and you will be able to stay on the plane at your transfer, if you are flying to Newark we are attempting to hold your connecting flight for you, I’m going to need Cobb party of three to come see me at the podium, everyone else the flight will be delayed an hour an a half, they said