Wake up
Cab
2 pieces to check, one carry-on
Small talk to the airport
Money - thank you - bags
to the curb
Numbers and letters
for the kiosk
Boarding pass awarded
Line-ups
Forever in different places
pilgrimage
like suitcases on the conveyor
Security
Buzzing, quiet coughs
anxiousness
I haven't set off the metal detector
in years, even with my shoes on
The air is forever stale
and moves only when compelled
by rushing travellers
take-off and landing
and in between some kind
of journey
and I come out as myself
but not the same
