Fright In Flight Poem by Germina Melius

Never one to carry fear, but it began, when explosions shook the air.
A plane collided with the earth, her heart was broken twice.
Mum, she's afraid to fly.
It is Tuesday.
She cancels her flight to wander bare feet along the beach.
Catching her attention, a hawk in the air,
for a minute, her phobia disappears.
Mum's words echoes in her ears, "Careless birds keep soaring! "
Haunted by one hundred memories of passengers everywhere,
She tries to contain her tears.
Mum, she's afraid to fly.
Success you say is beyond our skies.
Now, London is waiting with open arms.
But, she tucks herself in a turtle's shell.
Many planes have failed their flight, families mourning losses, she is praying inside.
"Father, be with me on that ship tonight."

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