Gone But Lingering

Then with sudden abruptness
The roar of engines
With awesome thrust and
Relentless power forcing the huge wings
To lift higher and higher
Soon in a trail of vapor
Machine and people are gone
Leaving the grounded without a trace

Still the crowds linger
Some mourning the departed
Others embraced in reunion
And all emotions fall in two:
Love or Fear
Separation more apparent than real
The illusion of distance
Clouds out the truth of oneness