Aura

Collage by Sahar Ghorishi.

Aeroplane levitates to clouds

like a nausea the sky leans forward

and my heart finds it hard to be at ease

with strangers talk with seatbelt clicks

and my mind obscure, a phantom of white in the sky

sinking into celestial sphere.

Noise, all of it is noise

except if it’s in my head

because then it’s melody

sweet song finding me

the depths of consciousness

to a butterfly stomach

My daydreams can you hear me?

Will you please listen to this

and let me get somewhere safe.

There are no lighthouses in the sky

except for the places

where your presence has touched,

there are angels.

I feel the rising

Come now,

fly with me to the heavens,

I think we›ll be happy there. ◆