Absent Lover
Dan Johnson
27 May, 2013

The young woman who was filled with constant hope arrived at PDX just before 10:30am in spite of missing three stops along the way.
Message sent via device:
Arriving PDX 11am PST on Delta flight 123 from Atlanta.
Next message:
Circling PDX, estimated arrival, 11:15am.
Absent lover wheeled to waiting area where she sees her lover of constant hope weeping with tears of joy…mutual smiles explode like colliding stars. Our absent lover is now missing her left leg, no thanks to attack in Afghanistan. The young lover assumes control of the wheelchair and takes her absent lover home where the woman of constant hope and her lover abandon all electronic devices.

Sometimes a device
Is nothing more than a dream
Filled with constant hope