Mount Salak Cliff Walls

By ruthless48

I already have one husband

and my father is dead

if you insist on trying to take the controls

I will steer straight into the sheer cliff of dead volcano ahead

I will not announce to cabin crew or passengers seated their outcome

no black box is as dark as my black heart

search jungle floors for pieces of your life

as you drag your overbearing personality in a black body bag

I’m already on the second jet

found in “perfect technical condition before the flight”

flying back home to Moscow

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-18026217

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Published on Monday, May 14, 2012. Filed under: "Rage" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

RIP all 45 souls who lost their lives aboard the Sukhoi Superjet 100 May 9, 2012. The author means no disrespect to loss of life or family's grief, but a kinship to find reason in loss & pain.

Comments on "Mount Salak Cliff Walls"

On Monday, May 14, 2012, FadedBlues (2096) wrote:

...the poem & the news photo create a very shocking tandem...well crafted...
On Tuesday, May 15, 2012, ruthless48 (172) wrote:

thank you, we are undoubtedly a smaller world community with a world ebb of emotion, technology taps you in.
On Monday, May 14, 2012, dwells (4177) wrote:

Heard about it on the news and never got a reason, yet. Hell of a demo flight for sure - pray for all travellers in this wicked world.
On Monday, May 14, 2012, ruthless48 (172) wrote:

Agreed~thank you sincerely for feedback