The plane took off,

and then did the woman

from her seat

through the ceiling

and then from the roof of

the aircraft she continued

launching higher through

the ether, eyes and mouth

wide, all screaming the same

thing.

Tomato juice

and

pretzels, please

I guess.

—

© 2016 Matthew Mogavero

Matthew Mogavero is from Florida. He studied English-Creative Writing at the University of South Florida in Tampa and left with a bachelor’s degree. He has been published before in PANK and currently, Matthew can be found either wandering around somewhere or playing an instrument in a dim room. Sometimes he may even be found making voices for any animals around him.