Writing

Poem A Day, Day 14

What’d I tell ya about not actually doing a poem a day? I’m back. Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt was to “write a poem that takes the form of the opening scene of the movie of your life.” I’m not sure if this would actually be my opening scene—maybe I’d have to do a director’s cut (lolol good one)—but moving around in my formative years would certainly feature heavily in a movie about my life.

the ding!
of the fasten seat belt sign
we open on an airplane cabin.
a girl looks out the window into the empty darkness

    a feeling of floating
         
             hanging in the sky 
  
between who she was 
and who she'll be