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?