I’ve got a fear of flying.
It causes me to fret.
To see the ground beneath me
makes me break out in a sweat.
It leaves me feeling giddy.
My stomach starts to heave.
The scope of my revulsion
isn’t easy to conceive.
I’ve sought help from a therapist.
It didn’t do the trick.
Whenever I am airborne
I get bilious and sick.
You may contend it’s normal
but this crisis is absurd –
the thing is, my aversion
isn’t great when you’re a bird.
Joshua Seigal
