By SOUM (Screams of Unfettered Minds)
Wedged securely into his aisle seat
No need to foolishly look upon
The cause of his pending demise
Clutching to chest the emesis bag
Should mouth suddenly flood with saliva
An embarrassing scene we must avoid
Weathers supposed to be ether blue
And turbulence is a normal event
Google states but Googles not here
In the flesh, fingers entwined painfully
Eyes shut don’t want to see
Breathe, they say, slowly it works
And then he felt the instant
His insides dropped out and fled
The big bird lifted off land
Into air, all lives now entrusted
To some measly four turbofan engines
Casmaron, Angel of Air, save him
As it levels out reason returns
An understanding of his mental state
Who does he speak to urgently
If he’s to survive this flight
Of fancy then they must retrieve
His stomach, still on the ground
SOUM (Screams of Unfettered Minds) is a collaboration of three Pasifika women from New Zealand, who prefer their art and poetry to speak for them. This newly-formed trio describe their style as raw, unpolished, tongue-in-cheek, unapologetic, unfiltered, born from years of shadow-work and presented straight from the heart. They champion mental awareness and social issues and gain inspiration from the struggles of everyday people; the darker aspects of their physical, mental and spiritual battles.