by Alex Steelsmith

“Flight attendants are speaking out against ‘gate lice’… passengers who hover around the gate
like insects before it’s their turn to board… However, some defended [the practice]… ‘My son,
who was on a… trip from LAS to (O’Hare international airport)… [would have benefited from it].’”
—New York Post

Readily, steadily,
gate lice in terminals
opportunistically
gather and stare.

Though they are everywhere,
airport authorities
ought to be keeping them
out of O’Hair.