Fasten Seat Belts While Seated

because after you stand up
it is too late,
and you need that tight grounding
while seated,
and there may be ruthless flight.
Fasten them with gentleness
and intention
and awareness
– unfastening requires a quick and fluid adjustment.
Seat belt in flight,
different from a tether…
a necessary binding
for access to altitude.
Intrinsic hint of possibility,
potential for unclipping, rising.
While seated, buckle up.
Be in the seat.
Notice the flight,
and the impermanence of the shared journey.