LA X

LA X

The dinosaur of international 

Terminal travel

Wireless weak

No charging stations

Only tired 

Scratched plastic tables

And worn navy nagahid

Seating

Circa1992

So it goes

And I wait

Terminal B

Terminal Bore

Then hallelujah 

The phone rings

He's here landed

All the way from Dubai

From Basra from

Samawa, Iraq 

The old home town

Where bombs ring

The country

And the people are

"Their minds no good" 

He says

From all the war

So he comes back

Home away from home

California 

Come here and help me, he says

But doesn't understand I can't

Go past security 

Like we used to back in the day

September 10, 2001

He's tired 

Confused

Addled 

Come help me he insists

I can't 

Fuck you then

So it goes 

Welcome back

I love you 

2 hours pass

And finally he comes walking out

Dragging his carry on bag 

behind him

the big bag

Is gone

On -

Flying in

To home

Without him