Friday, April 1, 2011

frankfurt airport hotel lobby

brown leather and the sound of trolleys
on the stone floor
where you come from and where
you go - it doesn't matter - really, you're
a name in an endless stream with a
fitting number,
hitting the keys, observing

the blonde with the heels, the long
haired guy, they're in love - he touches
her in places - right and thinks that
no one sees, i do, but i'm invisible behind a
screen, belonging to another world,
another life, time-less, i'm bored,
prepared, i'm sherlock holmes,

the guy from the reception smiles. is
everything - ok - of course, there's music
from afar, my feet tap "hotel
california" heaven, hell and all that's
in between, the guitar makes me sigh 'cos
there's always a flight to be on and
always a flight to miss, yeah
he looks - american - he is, checks
in and out and disappears like he has never
lived and my notebook is warm
on my thighs


yeah - i'm on  a business trip and probably need some time for the commenting back...see you..

11 Comments:

Brian Miller said...

so just what was this couple doing in the middle of the airport...wow...bold...or maybe my mind is in the gutter...or i just need to fly more...nice capture of the zoo of an airport waiting area...

Eva Gallant said...

I could see it all in my mind's eye, thanks to your descriptive poem.

Hope said...

felt like I was right there with you. sounds like a beginning to an interesting story. I'll be waiting to read more if you care to continue?

take care!

Umamaheswari.A said...

I could visualize a story in the airport clearly..well written

Mama Zen said...

I really like those last four lines!

breathenoah said...

love to watch the world go by

The Schirling said...

About a year ago, I was trapped in the Vegas airport on standby after missing my flight home for almost 3 days. The overwhelming onslaught of humanity coming and going almost drove me mad. nice poem claudia

Cosima said...

...ja, die stimmung hast du perfekt eingefangen, Claudia...dieses internationale fluidum in versen...das gefällt mir, danke!

Disconnected said...

I find this immediately recognisable. Very nice

sonny said...

to me observing people ..their little unseen gestures the language of unspoken things holds the greatest fascination...beautifully put together claudia...

ed pilolla said...

very cool.
hi:) it's been too long.