I was on a plane
when suddenly the
“fasten seat-belt” light
came on
and the pilot
came over the intercom
and said,

“I’m sorry folks,
but it seems we’re
going down”

whilst everyone panicked
the man to my right kept
reading

did he not hear?
he’s not old,
he can’t be deaf

how is he not saying his last
prayers or begging or etc.
etc. etc.

so I asked him

and he seemed not to
hear me

so I asked him again

“oh be quiet
for god’s sake”

“I’m trying to
read”

what’s the book?
I asked, shell-
shocked


“who cares?”
he said,
“I’ve got half a
chapter to go and
about half a minute
to finish
this”

and suddenly my situation
seemed all the less grim