Twelve hours in Moscow airport
I slept for the first two hours
While some kids ran around me
And some Spaniards spoke in front of me
Finally feeling rested
I went about the task of eating
It had been awhile
Found a sushi place
Sounded interesting to eat sushi in Moscow
So I did
It was warm sushi but yummy
The guy behind the bar was the best part
He looked at me and smiled when I ordered in English and body language
When the sushi was ready
He smiled again
Bon apetit
Sometimes people think I am French
Bc my style is a little fairy like
sometimes
It was that smile
Like I will take care of you with pride
And it feels so nice
And is irresistible
Though my sister
Would hate it
Saying its patronizing
And gross
And it is but it still feels nice
A smile
That says I got it under control
Those guys have helped me so many times
Showing me to taxis they trust,
Calling handy men,
Showing me where to buy internet cards,
Phone cards,
Those paternalistic men
Have been fatherly and protective
When I needed it
Its seven pm six more hours to go
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Domoded
We left two hours later yesterday
thanks to some spectacular lightening
and thunder
so I missed the flight to Yerevan
and arrived to the airport in Moscow
having all that I expected
occur to me
there was one woman at the transit check-in desk
she has no computer
there is a phone,
a land line phone
after awhile more women
appear
and they hover behind her
and then they start saying
"United" "united"
looking for the united airlines phone number
one of them starts to pull out
paper being kept in plastic
paper covers
there are numbers on the page but no United number
after about 3 minutes
some one finds out the number
and gives it to the woman
with that burgundy pink hair color
that is so popular here
in this world
they all wear so much make up
that I stare, in my world,
nobody wears makeup
I have forgotten what it looks like
I look around while the women
do the telephone paper
dance
and I see passengers arriving
again high heels abound
things we just don't see in
Washington
I even saw a mini-skirt that
just covered the lower line of her butt
back to the desk of women
I start to wonder about my baggage claim ticket
and the only piece of paper that says I actually
have a flight
I gave them both to the desk of scantily
spread papers
I see one of the women pull out the phone number page
from its plastic cover
and write down the United Airlines phone number
for future notice of course
my shock is somewhat dulled
by my exhaustion and low expectations
but I am still surprised that
this is the first time they need the
number
given it is the transit check-in desk
then I am given the news
that we, the women, me, have to wait for the United people
to board the plane back to Washington
before they can come here to help
us
and thats a shame bc the next flight to yerevan just took off
and later, when I decide to ask,
I find out
the next flight is at 1 AM
its about 1:30 PM in Moscow now
thanks to some spectacular lightening
and thunder
so I missed the flight to Yerevan
and arrived to the airport in Moscow
having all that I expected
occur to me
there was one woman at the transit check-in desk
she has no computer
there is a phone,
a land line phone
after awhile more women
appear
and they hover behind her
and then they start saying
"United" "united"
looking for the united airlines phone number
one of them starts to pull out
paper being kept in plastic
paper covers
there are numbers on the page but no United number
after about 3 minutes
some one finds out the number
and gives it to the woman
with that burgundy pink hair color
that is so popular here
in this world
they all wear so much make up
that I stare, in my world,
nobody wears makeup
I have forgotten what it looks like
I look around while the women
do the telephone paper
dance
and I see passengers arriving
again high heels abound
things we just don't see in
Washington
I even saw a mini-skirt that
just covered the lower line of her butt
back to the desk of women
I start to wonder about my baggage claim ticket
and the only piece of paper that says I actually
have a flight
I gave them both to the desk of scantily
spread papers
I see one of the women pull out the phone number page
from its plastic cover
and write down the United Airlines phone number
for future notice of course
my shock is somewhat dulled
by my exhaustion and low expectations
but I am still surprised that
this is the first time they need the
number
given it is the transit check-in desk
then I am given the news
that we, the women, me, have to wait for the United people
to board the plane back to Washington
before they can come here to help
us
and thats a shame bc the next flight to yerevan just took off
and later, when I decide to ask,
I find out
the next flight is at 1 AM
its about 1:30 PM in Moscow now
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
On the way to Moscow en route to Yerevan
Sitting on the runway
And suddenly
Toenails that had never been clipped
Bc they had the color of dead people's
Toenails
Were sitting at my elbows
They came with feet that had black and gray
Stuff, toe jam, cotton or just floor crap picked up
By bare feet
Sprinkled all about
I didn't see these alien extremities
They were brought to my attention
By their smell
Where I started looking around
And found nothing
Until I looked down
The culprit
Was there
And I wondered
Was foot cleaning customary
In russia?
And suddenly
Toenails that had never been clipped
Bc they had the color of dead people's
Toenails
Were sitting at my elbows
They came with feet that had black and gray
Stuff, toe jam, cotton or just floor crap picked up
By bare feet
Sprinkled all about
I didn't see these alien extremities
They were brought to my attention
By their smell
Where I started looking around
And found nothing
Until I looked down
The culprit
Was there
And I wondered
Was foot cleaning customary
In russia?
Can't be mixed
There is no science in my art
And there is little art in my science
they are completely
separate
and must not be mixed
only used in parallel
And there is little art in my science
they are completely
separate
and must not be mixed
only used in parallel
Even thought
a change might be coming
radical
and different
some thing right
and true
but even tho
its good to be
in the beautiful
place right before the change
where you can relax
in your surroundings
knowing you are leaving
and yet enjoying
the bits
you will miss
savoring all that
is here right now
radical
and different
some thing right
and true
but even tho
its good to be
in the beautiful
place right before the change
where you can relax
in your surroundings
knowing you are leaving
and yet enjoying
the bits
you will miss
savoring all that
is here right now
Friday, June 5, 2009
Rain boat
this morning at 6 AM
my bed was floating in a river
of rain
it was dark
so I came in and out of sleep
like I was sleeping on a cloud
that roamed freely
on a roaring river
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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