watching planes land at PDX
they arrive so quickly
like a fleeting cloud
load and unload, mechanically
without emotion or understanding
my legs lead me aboard and suddenly
the world has changed so drastically since takeoff
the forested mountains are replaced with menacing desert
a vast sand expanse
empty, now
yet so full of footprints and memories
so many souls searching for meaning and riches
a great distraction
a landing
a takeoff
a mechanical way of being
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