Let Me Off

By Jess Boyes

By Jess BoyesPublished 12 days ago • 1 min read

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Emergency door,

the coughing and spluttering,

I want to go home.

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About the Creator

Jess Boyes

From Melbourne, Australia, I love creative writing and food, particularly a good quality cheese or some sort of dairy.

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Rain Dayze10 days ago
Ooh God, I hate flying on planes!
Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 10 days ago
Oooh so much in so few words
Tiffany Gordon12 days ago
Brilliant! Go Jess! 💪🏾🫶🏾💕

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Let Me Off

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