Death Plunge

Alexander Pope III

132 people on board

Some happy, some bored

Some rejected, some adored

Not knowing, they are sitting on death’s springboard

 

I was on flight MY5735 to meet my sweetheart

Guangzhou goddess who stole my heart

Focused on our meeting’s imaginary part

Before my world came apart

 

The taxi was right on the time

I was happy though my visit was a victimless crime

As my life partner was troubling me since long-time

I was too excited to meet my newfound  love and share some happy time

 

That was just my dream

Love alone was my visit’s theme

I was so lost in  daydream

The only trouble was I forgot to find my shaving cream

 

But since morning I was bound for my end

As his shaving cream, my roommate refused to lend

Despite knowing, I am going to meet my new girlfriend

And  shops are closed in Kunming due to weekend  

 

Even a small worry can be deadly

Fate may no longer be friendly

Someone may be missing you so badly

Due to sudden freefall  my legs started shaking like that of Elvis Presley

 

My girlfriend called me before the flight took to the sky  

I unknowingly told her a lie

That for her, my love will never die

I will meet her today before she winks her eye

 

God never care for his victims and their desire

Do you wonder for this carnage what God require

Just malfunction the Airplane’s most insignificant wire

And getting it fixed by a mechanic who is a new hire  

 

The plane’s crew is always happy to dance in clouds

So high above the maddening crowds

But this plane could not dodge the clouds

And fell on a mountains far away from the crowds  

 

If I could again  re-write my stars

I will prefer to travel by hired cars

I will never allow anyone to give me scars

Will never leave the sight of woman who declares, I am yours

 

But the course of this flight today was heavenly bound

It was destined to fall on the ground

Boeing aircraft are so renowned

But when death plays it's opera , no one hears a sound

 

Why do planes trespass the quietness of clouds and sky

To escape our miseries on the earth, we fly so high

I would have loved to say to her my last goodbye  

But my death I could not defy and plunged to earth from blue sky

 

  • Author: Pope (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 21st, 2022 12:43
  • Comment from author about the poem: You never know which flight is your last
  • Category: Love
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  • Bella Shepard

    What a sad and beautiful poem of anticipation and love unfulfilled. You truly capture the irony of life.



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