Woke up a few hours early
a tad tired, a little grumpy
the excitement of travel yet
soon overtook me
Flight on time,
boarding smooth,
a little hiccup through
sec-check and immi
and before I knew
I was reclining
next to the screen
flicking between forgettable flicks
sipping red wine,
munching on gourmet-airline
Landing at last
past midnight,
yawning at the baggage-claim,
trying to adjust the time
of phone and body
Finally getting into the ride
to home away from home
a day full of events
was slipping past me
A day that was
longer than the usual
hours twenty-four,
most spent awake,
leaping timezones
And yet,
few days,
some weeks,
a month or more
down the lane
I would barely recall
a day that was yesterday
and the date
14 December 2023
would not mean anything more
than any of the forgettable dates
like the flicks I flicked through
half-asleep
half-awake.
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