Zita Air*

Mom!
I'm older-
why does Zita get an airline first?
Just cleared for take-off-
Zita Air,
not named after my sister Zita
but her namesake Saint Zita
who was "a servant who set an example to her co-workers and even her master."
Also "her perseverance through maltreatment was encouraging."
Wouldn't call teasing my sister maltreatment.
Wait a sec -wasn't she the bread-baking saint?
Did I mention we were raised Catholic?
Hmm, wonder if people named Zita
get free flights?


*actual factual information about a new air taxi company in western Alaska.
Quotes are from company owner Danielle Troll in Alaska Dispatch News.

A.H.