Airplane WiFi by Sherman Alexie
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Airplane WiFi
by Sherman Alexie
A poem written on Alaska Air Flight 2108
OCT 31
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30,000 feet above my reservation,
I call down to my tribal childhood
and the Indian boy that I was
looks up to see me flying through
the blue. Who could’ve predicted
that I’d get paid so well to tell
my tales? My grandmother
once said that I’d always be
the oddest one, the grandson
who was born with a suitcase
in his hand. But, no matter
the glories found on the road,
I’m often a lonely traveler
because my stories and poems
about my family can take me
so far away from home.