Heavy but steady plane

Mindful as much as I can
while this plane flies me back
back to my ancestors
back to our perpetrators

And in the eyes of the stranger
the stranger seated next to me
I begin to look kinder
kinder than he thought compatriots could be

And as he leads me
from wars to forced marriages
allows me to accompany him
through painful memories
feelings of unease and warmth
begin to arise

And then I get sad
and mourn the distance between us
Though connected through history
we're divided by pain
yet sharing glimpses of humanity
on this heavy but steady plane..

Healing is on the way..