New Sneakers

AWAY ------

I LOVE LITTLE KIDS IN AIRPORTS,

JUST LOOK!

BLONDE PONYTAIL FLYING,

WITH SHORT LEGS, PUDGY AND STUMBLING,

SHE CAREENS SQUEALING ACROSS THE VASTNESS

OF THE NEARLY EMPTY CONCOURSE.

ARE THOSE SMALL WHITE SNEAKERS

REALLY BUTTERFLY WINGS?

HER PARENTS ARE NOT FAR BEHIND,

LIKE ME, WITH A SENSE OF BOUNDARIES

AND BAGGAGE.

PERHAPS WE SHOULD GET NEW SNEAKERS.

© Gerry Sackett, 2015

Dulles Airport Concourse
Photo by Morio
from Wikimedia Commons