She spends her life
in Departure Lounges,
flying from one to another.
Although planes frighten her,
baggage is a bother
and foreigners a bore,
in the stifled hysteria
of an airport
she, in transit, feels secure.
Enjoys the waiting game.
Cheered by storms, strikes
and news of long delays,
among strangers, nervous
and impatient for the off,
the old lady scrambles her days.