In a heart-pounding moment I close my eyes,
waiting for the moment when plane loses contact with runway,
and I know, finally, that I’m flying.
I’ve never been on a night flight before.
The Moon is beautiful from up here.
It’s ancient light contrasts greatly with the false lights form the city below.
I wonder if the moon looks different in Las Vegas.
The same smile must shine down everywhere,
even if it’s at a different angle.
At this height, the few scattered lights on the ground
seem to mirror those of the limitless sky.
Am I separated from the world so much
that gravity doesn’t exist and I’m surrounded
by a universe of stars?
Is that bright area I had presumed a city the milky way?
Am I upside down or just confused?
There are more stars on the ground,
than in the sky.
At this point, I imagine myself on an outer space mission,
charting unmapped territory and setting amazing records.
Only to be brought down to earth by awful singing.
Now I realize that I’m still going to Las Vegas and not the moon.
And as tunes of ‘Viva Las Vegas’ teach me to hate the human race,
And flight attendants make cheesy jokes about-
“What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”,
I look to the stars with one connecting glance.
Someday I’ll join them and leave Vegas behind.
Please tell me what you think
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Haha, I really liked this. The end is quite clever. I laughed. It reminds me of having a daydream in class only to be reminded that there is a test tomorrow... Gotta hate that, lol Good poem! Keep it up!
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Wait, I just checked. You didn't enter the first round. I'm sorry if I didn't make it clear in the contest description, but this is a closed contest. It was open only to the people who also participated in the first round. Though it was a great poem, I will have to disqualify you. I hope you understand.
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This is very nice and extremely original. I really like the way you wrote this, focusing on stars and lights and such. Thank you a lot for sharing this with me (and everyone else). I have one request, which is simply that you spell "moon" without the capital. And I think (but am not entirely sure) that the moon rotates in such a way that we earthlings always see the same side of it, which would make line 9 rather obsolete. Even so, great write! And see you in Vegas.
xXx
Marieke
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Very good poem. I like poems that makes me want to read again and has some depth to them. It will be fun getting to know you and your poems. Jeff
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