The alarm went off

At dark o’thirty

Time to jump out if bed

Finish packing the suitcase

Dash to the airport

Curbside checkin was fast

No lines at security

I always expect the metal detector to alarm

Checking my pockets for foil gum wrappers

Grateful I passed the terrorist screening

Peering at the flight information screen

My departure is two hours away

I could have stayed in bed longer

Bleary eyed travelers

Lining up to buy coffee

Hard to tell if anybody is smiling

Behind their sleepy gaze

The terminal ceiling is so high

A cathedral for travelers

Worshiping their gods

Between sips of boiling hot coffee

Before heading to the heavens

In a metal tube with wings

Praying for safe landings