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Waiting at arrivals

by  joanie

Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Word Count: 50
Summary: ...because I love meeting someone at the airport!




This voice detached, aloof
knows nothing of my fluttering heart
but at this moment
holds its strings.

My ears are straining
for each drop of information,
to filter out unwanted
unintelligible things

while the disembodied
voice: "... British Airways announce the arrival..."
never knows the sheer
exhilaration which it brings.