| | hanging out on the roof (thirteenth floor)
on my 15 minute afternoon break
8:10 AM arrived on the elevator
heading to the 11th floor
it shook and dropped down started
up again, again dropped
and stopped
refused to move
I pressed the open door, close door
stop and emergency button
I pressed the "in case of emergency push to talk"
a speaker sounded out
that dull dial tone
and I waited to hear the voice on the other end
as the machine connected I heard the line ring
ring only once
you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service.
please hang up and try again.
I stared at the smooth metal panel with the single button
impossible to hang up or try again
I turned to admire the grafitti scratched
on the walls of my room
I'm here in elevator no. 3
and its stuck between floors
and the doors won't open.
file the complaint with the building manager
we're standing there on the roof,
their smokes in hand
bureaucrat badges on lanyards
watching a helicopter hover
over city hall as superheroes
and extras run around a fictional disaster
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| | Posted 3/8/2007 11:40 PM - 3 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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