a thousand miles from nowhere

the flight is cancelled.

i'm stuck

in  a strange city, sitting in a bar

eating

a hot dog.

drinking a beer, a stack

of magazines beside me.

strangers

are hunched over

like bears in their overcoats,

some snoring,

some with that long distance stare.

a four layover.

the snow is three feet deep

on the tarmac.

the wind is blowing.

all the flights blink red.

i am in between nowhere

and somewhere.

there's a baby crying.

wish you were here to join

me in this misery.