Bounding up the first set of steps
to wait in line on the platform
It moves forward; your feet start
One-two-one-two-one
The boy behind you says something, smirking
You laugh, but I cannot hear anything
Grabbing the metal bar above your head
to turn around for a more thrilling experience
This is it
The air does not thicken; time will not slow
You keep your eyes open -
I don’t have to see your face to know
How could you have it so easy
that all it took to let me go
was a free fall?