The exercise:
A four line poem about: the flight attendant.
We're flying back to Toronto tomorrow and I'll be back in action here on Monday night. But until then...
Note: I'm away on my honeymoon so this is a scheduled post.
Mine:
Somewhere over the Atlantic
I pulled her aside to ask her
For some more intimate service...
She told me where the exits were.
the flight attendant
ReplyDeleteIn Lufthansa's business class, he hovers around me,
hands a blanket while topping up my lemonade.
The he slips a little card, with his phone number in it;
I look at his handsome face and I'm thinking AIDS?
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i should explain:
When I came to Canada in 1988, I flew from Frankfurt on Lufthansa's business class to Toronto. The flight attendant was a handsome young thing, sweet talker, too. He treated me like I was a real VIP, so I could say it was worth the money I paid for. Halfway through the trip, I realized he was actually flirting with me. Not knowing anyone in Toronto, I kept his business card and thought, yes, hook up with a flight attendant. Next day, the newspapers carried a news item about how a number of Lufthansa flight attendants were found to have the AIDS virus. Thrill killer!
@summerfield: that's a great poem and a fantastic story to go with it! The last line of the poem really chills the reader and changes the mood completely.
ReplyDelete@marc: Hah, now your flight attendant sounds much more like all the ones I've ever encountered! I think I prefer Summerfield's, though without the disease....
The flight attendant
He smiles, shows me my seat,
Pours coffee over me, unintended,
He's well meaning, even sweet,
But a hopeless flight attendant.
Summerfield - what a terrifying situation. I shudder to think what might have happened had that article not been in that morning's paper, or if you hadn't read it.
ReplyDeleteGreg - loved the rhythm of your poem :)