At 36,000 feet, on a high…

“Good morning sir, welcome on board”

She just said it a thousandth time today

Forcing a fake but reassuring smile on her face

The real one neatly tucked away

She had a red eye flight, barely caught a wink

And was now back on an early morning flight

Into her thoughts, deeper she’d sink

As the plane caught dizzying height

Hundreds of passengers every day she greets

Once in a while someone interesting she meets

The beautiful belle though is hard to impress

And her real feelings hard to express

Time for the in-flight demonstrations, here she goes

As everyone’s watching her, rather than the procedure

When tragedy comes, they’ll all be clueless, she knows

It’ll be a hundred in distress, her the only saviour

A trained first aider, prepared for any emergency

Hoping though, that side of her you don’t get to see

“We have another delayed departure, hard to kill time”

She smiles to herself, reflecting on a secret learnt with time

So much buffer has been built in by the airline

That they’ll still reach ahead of time

As the flight takes off, she takes a brief respite

Chatting happily around, but feeling vulnerable inside

Every time they take off, she silently says her prayers

And then gets about her work, her fears set aside

Time for breakfast to be served, the trolley is out

It’s a short flight, she’s rushing her job, too much to do

In all these years of flying to everywhere,

No one’s ever asked her, “Aren’t you hungry too?”

Weird sleeping & eating patterns, may have left her weak inside

But the calm, confident exterior just takes all this in its stride

She chose this career, knowing very well the perils it brings

But then big dreams have never cared about the little things!

She wanted to be independent from an early age,

Wanted to travel the world, move out of her home

Now has an interesting career, lots of money, travels galore

The only thing she misses most, is home sweet home

A thrill she seeks, every time they fly!

A sweet rush of pure, pure joy…

Cheers! To our charming airhostess…

At 36,000 feet, on a high!