'Nature'@30,000ft.com

By Virgils Vigil

 

I look at the airplane screen.
Tulips
Mountain Sides
Scenic Lakes
There's something aggravating about this kind of tranquility.
Like it's being forced and jammed down your throat.
Rotting log with tiny insect
Forests of green and red
I was waiting for a coyote to jump out and grab something.
Now that's nature.
I suppose no one wants to think about reality when they're 35,000ft. in the air.
Adorable




We're coming in for a sideways landing.
I notice that the couple with an infant one row up from us and to the left are missing.
Maybe someone ate them
 

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Copyright 2011 Virgils Vigil
Published on Monday, May 23, 2011.     Filed under: "Non-Fiction" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

A true story. Partially inspired by Palahniuk.
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  • carlosjackal On Monday, December 18, 2017, carlosjackal (2788)By person wrote:

    Digging this especially that closing stanza. Ace stuff.

  • Dominic On Friday, April 13, 2012, Dominic (53)By person wrote:

    Yeah, this is fucking awesome. Was it inspired by Survivor?

  • Virgils Vigil On Saturday, April 14, 2012, Virgils Vigil (74)By person wrote:

    Yes. Read it on the trip down, wrote this on the trip back. Scholar

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