At the Terminal by Michael Keshigian

He stood in line at the terminal,

somewhat displaced,

surrounded by those

aged and ailing

anxiously awaiting transport

to an unimaginable region.

He exhibited no illness

and stood at the threshold

able and aware,

no crutch or brace,

in a tantrum refusing entrance.

The crowd behind him,

excitedly anticipating release

from the shackles and restrictions 

that inhibited their lives 

through disease 

or other impairment,

propelled a forward surge

and launched him airborne

through the gates

into a floating frenzy 

of darkness and void 

till luck landed him 

upon a soft, enveloping mattress,

profusely sweating,

paralyzed by the thought 

of his final midnight flight.

Michael Keshigian’s twelfth poetry collection, Into The Light, was released in April, 2017 by Flutter Press. He has been published in numerous national and international journals including Oyez Review, Red River Review, Sierra Nevada College Review, Oklahoma Review, Chiron Review and has appeared as feature writer in over a twenty publications with 6 Pushcart Prize and 2 Best Of The Net nominations. (michaelkeshigian.com).