I'm going to let this be beautiful
If that was the only thing holding me back,
If I was afraid to love you,
I'm going to let you turn me around in your arms
Everything is moving so quickly
Staring down at the honeycomb they call "overcast"
And it isn't fair if I don't fall in love

God has taken away so much
And God didn't give me this,
You did
You are sitting with me on this airplane and keeping me grounded
The sun is behind us and you are holding my hand, willing me to calm down and fall asleep

The city lights spread out like veins awaiting a heart beat
Nerve pulses that never rest
You shook me awake, just so you could see my dozing smile
You kissed my cheek and pointed at the sprawling lines of people who hadn't gone to bed yet
I held on to the blinking light at the end of our wing
A warning, in case we were birds passing by

This time, it was different
A thousand times over, I've imagine the wings breaking off
The strange, pressurized tube a dead weight
I've often wondered if I would have time to think on that fall
This time, the dream ended softly
We landed

You've held me this entire time; we've been searching for home in airlines, deserts, and constellations
I thought I was going to lose you in the clouds
The light on the end of the wing became a beacon, pulling me towards you
The warning completely ignored
The tilt in the wing telling me to look out the window
You've held me this entire time

It was finally late and you finally took your turn to sleep in the darkened cabin
I watched the wings blink like lightening, smiled at you smiling in your sleep
Sipped my ginger ale, shivered
I'm going to let this be beautiful, I thought
I'm going to lay my head on your chest and eventually, we'll get where we're going,
And we'll go somewhere else.