From Dusk Till Dream
James & Oneg's Challenge #1 All Night Long
Waiting is the hardest part
The time spent hoping, in silence
Waiting a heart’s eternity
Did her flight land safe?
Am I ready to meet in the morning?
A final flight, all that remains
Between us becoming … Us
Last contact, news that stresses
A potential missed flight
The last flight till we meet
No sleep comes in moonlight silence
Only fear, doubt, worry
A mind’s bully loud, fills the dark
Headlamps of a car the first brightness of the day
Arriving at a crowded, loud, overly bright airport
Stress and panic, anxiety hits again …
Still don’t know if she made the flight!
Buzzing phone, shaking with joy
A flurry of messages from her
The words bright and shiny on my screen
“I’m onboard …
No WiFi …
Hope you'll be there ...
Just landed …”
‘I love you’ last words before the dusk, the nightmare
‘Hi’, first awkward words of this dream, the new life
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This poem is for the third challenge in James and Oneg's Summer Writing Extrav-again-AGAIN-za! Challenge One:
August 4th- All Night Long - This challenge asks you to create a story or poem that spans a whole night. What happens? How do you make it through to dawn? But here’s the twist: you must not use the words “light”, “day”, “night” nor “dark”.
It is about the night my girlfriend was flying to Australia, right before she got on the last flight to Sydney her previous plane was delayed in getting off so she thought she might miss the connecting flight ... the last I heard before she boarded (thankfully making the flight) was she didn't think she would make it. Unknown to me, when she got on board the WiFi was down and she couldn't contact me so I spent the night before going to pick her up not knowing if she was even going to be there. Let's just say, it wasn't a pleasant night.
You can find out more about the Summer Writing Challenge Extrav-again-za below:
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Savannah K. Wilson
She/Her | Australian 🏳️⚧️ Author
Queer and all class with a touch of sass! (or maybe the reverse!)
short stories, poetry, life experience
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Comments (5)
I am very happy for you and love how you kept us in suspense. Well done dear Savannah!
Beautifully expressed, it paints a whole story in such few lines.
I love your story
Flights are more stresfull then ever. (Except maybe the very first) But we never know if we make it to where we are going on time or not. And Ive been in thata position of picking someone up only to find out it is now delayed. Congratualtions on TS
D'awwwww and now you're together <3 <3 <3