Frozen Time

Travel Time WarP

 

Frozen time

 

In the flatness of time

as we give our bags

to redcap hands

submit to TSA procedures

hurry to gate 4

to wait for boarding

we feel dimension’s warp.

 

Time follows us in slo-mo

scanning entry passes

in single file limbo walk,

carry-ons instead of poles

until we reach

seventeen

and slo-mo grinds to no-mo

 

then we reverse,

the jet’s computer

aching for reboot

a mechanic’s kind word

a home cooked meal

a technical massage

to shift time back ahead.

 

And time tries its best

to move forward apace

but only grasps

the future’s shredding hem

before tech glitch

spins us back

to limbo space again

 

this time flipping

us out the gate

baggage and all

in frozen time space

with an earnest promise

on its chapped lips

to start again tomorrow.

Reviews

[holly]

Having boarded a plane in the past year, having watched others TRY to board planes, this really made an impact. The sense of drifting aimlessly in time and space is enhanced by the tone of this poem. There were a few lines that wrung wry smiles:

Time follows us in slo-mo
scanning entry passes
in single file limbo walk...

and

And time tries its best
to move forward apace
but only grasps
the future's shredding hem

Powerful write.

[Kara Emily Krantz]

i like this one.... but then your comment about it confused me. are we time traveling? or just traveling? or perhaps merely traveling through time? lol all i know is you ahd me in the airport bored out of my mind wondering why i bothered traveling at all :P

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