For a Girl on a Plane

Heaven's a heavy weight to bear
On shoulders that rub around
Harder to fathom in the air
A thousand furlongs from the ground
Castles of cups on coffee carts
Palaces wrought from pain
Nowhere to stay, no place to start
No better thing to do but rain
I never thought about the air that circulates around us
I never listened to the distance between us before
I'd rip my face right through these plains of
Plastic morning cloud dust
But I think I'll close my eyes and have one more
Mayflowers wilt where maples pray
Dandelions die alone
Ploughs in my hands gang aft agley
But landing licks us to the bone
Maybe it's not for me to learn
Secrets about your skin
What kind of wheels your pages turn
Αnd what you stick your fingers in
I never wanted you the same way that you seemed to want me
You never hurtled through my space beyond the speed of sound
And though I know you never threw the right harpoon to hunt me
My gills are filling up with blood and soon I'll drown