In Flight
1“Engage in an activity,”
one said.Then one said,
“Believe in your feelings.”It would be easy to believe
our bodieswere being operated
remotely,like drones
receiving instructions,no doubt coded,
on the fly.2It was possible to feel
you had been saved
by paisleysthen by natural fabrics
in muted shades.Both promised new lives.Once I was saved
from monotonyand hateby a square of sunon the overhead compartmenttinged faint yellow
and lime.