All The Times I Have Thrown Up In Public

by Emma


On every airplane I was on between the ages of 9 and 19.

In 45% of the airports I passed through between the ages of 9 and 19.

In 27% of the vehicles taking me to an airport between the ages of 9 and 19.

On the school bus on the way to the ferry to take me to Tilikum Village.

On the ferry taking me to Tilikum Village.

On the charter bus on the way to play the bass clarinet in the Regional Band Showcase.

On the side of the road by a Jack in the Box in Paulsbo while my dad waited in the car.

On the side of a road by a wheat field while my whole family waited in the car.

In a potted palm beneath the pyramid in the lobby of the Louvre.

In a different potted palm near the first potted palm beneath the pyramid in the lobby of the Louvre.

On a tourist catamaran off the coast of Nuevo Vallarta.

In the ocean next to a tourist catamaran off the coast of Nuevo Vallarta.

By the pool of the Four Seasons Las Vegas.

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