"ESCALATORS" (A Poem)
“ESCALATORS”
This machination’s continuous heartbeat
The up, down and around
Cogs, gears and wheels turning endlessly – the hardware
Electronic hums and lights flash silently in chips and panels
But that’s just the software
The people you watch though…
I find them the most interesting
As you go up and they come down
You stare at the strange faces
Wearing designer suits or vintage treats
Or just something they picked up on the street
Hustling to and fro
From work, to school, to an indiscreet meet
You catch glances
Make eye contact
Each wondering the same thing…
What do YOU do?
Where are YOU going off to?
Questions never really answered
Except in your own imagination
The wonders and enigmas…
The people of the travellating escalators.
© 29th June 2007 – 16:06pm Written by Angela Edgar
WWW.ANGEE.CO.UK All Rights Reserved
Unauthorised Reproduction Prohibited
(Taken from AWC 2008)
This machination’s continuous heartbeat
The up, down and around
Cogs, gears and wheels turning endlessly – the hardware
Electronic hums and lights flash silently in chips and panels
But that’s just the software
The people you watch though…
I find them the most interesting
As you go up and they come down
You stare at the strange faces
Wearing designer suits or vintage treats
Or just something they picked up on the street
Hustling to and fro
From work, to school, to an indiscreet meet
You catch glances
Make eye contact
Each wondering the same thing…
What do YOU do?
Where are YOU going off to?
Questions never really answered
Except in your own imagination
The wonders and enigmas…
The people of the travellating escalators.
© 29th June 2007 – 16:06pm Written by Angela Edgar
WWW.ANGEE.CO.UK All Rights Reserved
Unauthorised Reproduction Prohibited
(Taken from AWC 2008)
