The Door to the Future

Just a little nudge, he said, and then

The Liner docked. You came down

The same gang-plank the Captain

Did. I wondered. You cried. I said

Hello and you said Hi! Later

In the city we found vast excitement

And several lumps of sugar and we had

Coffee with sugar and you left

For South Dakota. I felt that you

Had stayed for only a minute. Then

I knew it was finished. The lights

Of the city seemed to dim

As I took a few steps across

The airfield. You went up

The same ramp the pilot did. I

Wondered. You said you'd be back

In a minute but the speaker said

Chicago and the pilot had a big

Container of coffee. After that

I didn't see you anymore.