Patchwork pastures
And city skylines
Are rolling westward
On imaginary lines
--Central, Mountain,
Eastern standard time—
Get me older and it’s cold when I arrive
Could I cheat death
If I forever flew west,
Reclaim my life
An hour at a time
Across imaginary lines
A heavy snowstorm
Blows in from the north
In a crowded airport
They’re sleeping on the floor
And it makes me question
My destination
So I call your number
With this confession:
“I won’t be home”
Followed by the hardest part
“And I mean forever.
I never meant to break your heart
Across imaginary lines”
Picture windows
In airports make you cry
And you can’t imagine why
All the strangers disappearing into sky
Remind you that someday you’re gonna fly
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