leaving the rice mill

riding over the bridge
in your small dark car
i'd watch planes pass overhead
desperately wishing to be
their passenger
and not yours.

Reviews

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

I had to smile reading this one, as it brought back memories of me as a young child, sitting at the airport in my mother's car, watching the planes come in for landing and watching others take flight to the air. I use to wish the very same thing.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

No, we are definitely in tune with one another. While it reminded me of my childhood, I was definitely wishing to be out of that car, on any plane, going anywhere, away from her. To quote her verbatim, "I was her worst mistake ... a nothing and a nobody and no one would ever love me." If that gives you any clue as to what her feelings were toward me, you're probably only 1/10th of the way towards how she really felt. I'm sorry for your pain.

[paperrush]

favorite rumi quote: the wound is the place where the light enters you.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

That's very true. :-) I love Rumi. Thanks for sharing.