Flying First Class on an Plane

By John Grey

Cashed in points
so I could do it once in my life.
Lots of leg room.
Comfortable back.
Room at the sides.
And attendant always
at the ready.
Hid my face 
when the economy passengers 
trudged slowly
through the first-class cabin
on their way
to the cramped seats 
in the back.
Couldn’t find the right expression
for someone who was 
taking a couple of hours off
from being just like them.
A sneer?
An apology?
A shoulder shrug? 
Superiority’s tough
when you don’t come by 
it naturally.
I consoled my qualms
with extra peanuts.

John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in New World Writing, North Dakota Quarterly and Lost Pilots. Latest books, ”Between Two Fires”, “Covert” and “Memory Outside The Head” are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in California Quarterly, Seventh Quarry, La Presa and Doubly Mad.