fright insurance

in two days i and my carry-on luggage

enplane in phoenix

deplane and replane in nashville

deplane in detroit

drive or be driven to toledo ohio

and sink into the intimate embrace of my sweetheart

and we will do what makes the world go round

but

two days prior here

this is one apprehensive traveler

what with all the destabilizing events of late

and i feel the worry build

so

i take out insurance

against my fright

with not booze nor wacky tabacky

nor mindless nor mindful distraction

but rather an attuning of my quantum self

tapping into my many other selves

in this amazing multiverse

and see how they are doing two days hence

and

almost all of them i can sense are fine

in their sweet yet-to-bes

though some had flight delays

and one was not allowed on the plane to nashville

due to flu-like symptoms

none of us ended up in flaming wrecks

nor watery graves

nor hostage situations

therefore

toledo, here i come

(ah

i know

there are those

who doubt that i have done anything

but indulge in a silly mind game

but i have seen in airport bars

“nom yo renge kyo”

and other coping mechanisms

far less rooted

in quantum reality

hey

each to their own

and i to mine