when the seat below
you shakes violently
and you know the ground
below is unsupported
except by wind and something
they call “airfoil” because
“they” are smarter than us.
when the seat below
you shakes violently
and you know the guy
operating this thing
definitely does not have
enough experience to be
doing this.

then.

it’s right then that a
serious panic attack
is completely acceptable
no matter what the calm
guy in the seat next to me
says.