It is one of those reckless nights

It is one of those reckless nights 
Where the crammed seats are so close
The seatbelts jostle one another with
Bony elbows and the tarpaulin keeps spilling
Over pawing for our attention to hold it
Up – needy pet we have no mind to
Take care of. Too much to feel. So

We threw caution to the wind and
Saw it stream behind us on the highway
All smoke flare and blinding lights
Guiding a crashing plane irreversibly into a
Wedge in my heart. Our eyes slowly
Stutter shut to avoid witnessing the
Calamity. One by one, falling 

Asleep or perching our heavy heads
On the slow 
Rising
Falling shoulders
Lost in the plume of sleepy haze.

The wind of the eager driver is 
Urgent, loosening hair and taking our
Breath away, snagging at the leash
Between our tired grips and the 
Kite of worry and care that we have 
Released into the night. Nothing

Worries us anymore. When the wind 
Stills, our hands are smarting
And bleary eyed we see our return and 
Faces burning with a smile.