Thank You

To Becky and Linda,
the woman at the window
and she at the aisle
who moved aside for me to sit between.

Never knowing what impact your words may have,
you talked about Norfolk and dogs.
And you listened and heard
about dogs and ships,
and a one way trip home,
and more than the words I said.

You didn't know that this morning
I struggled to get airport ready
in a cloud that held my hands down.
And I flew from Houston to Baltimore,
and from Baltimore to Norfolk
you on either side,
even saving seats on the second plane,
carrying me home.