Flight West

There was a time she thought for

sure he'd propose

their relationship sprawled out

across the globe

on the flight west

the pilot says

one hour until we land in

Los Angeles

that's sixty minutes

three thousand six hundred seconds

until she sees his face in the throng

until she sees what was

right in front of her all along

his commitment issues like scars

across his mouth

his having cheated all over him

like the smell after love

like the taste of someone else

his basic misunderstanding

of her need

to not waste her twenties

her need to be appreciated

her dignity so small

they're not getting engaged after all