When
Standing on the ground                        I see
Flying in the sky                                     a plane
I always wonder
What telescopic series of events put each person up there
At this moment                                        together
Going somewhere                                    separate
And what far-off and exciting             what familiar and longed-for
Place is each one coming from            going to

And I think
When I am in the sky                              flying
Someone on the ground                         standing
Will see my plane
And have such thoughts about me

When
Sitting on a plane                                   I see
Driving down a road                             some cars
I always wonder
About the many atomized agents appearing unified in movement
At this moment                                        separate
Going somewhere                                    together
And about the bed                                  the task
Each one is coming from                     going to

And I think
When I am on the road                          driving
Someone in the sky                                sitting
Will see my car
And have such thoughts about me

Then
Sometimes I realize                               I always forget       
When traveling
The person I imagined                         seeing me

And I think
Next time                                                  I will remember
I will feel                                                   right now
How wondrous my position is
(early May 2004)
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