WHEN I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET—
I SAW A PERSON
THEY HAPPENED TO BE VERY RICH—
THEY TOLD ME AS MUCH, WHEN THEY SAID,
LET'S GET OUT OF THIS LUIS VITTON OR HILFIGER STORE
AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU MY APARTMENT
AT THE TOP OF 432 PARK AVE"

MY DICK TWITCHED
BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE
THAT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN A FUCK—
WHEN I SAID YES I'D LIKE TO SEE
I FELT NERVOUS, BUT EXCITED—

THE TROUBLE WAS
THAT ON THE WAY UP TO THE TOP
THE ELEVATOR WAS MAKING A FUNNY SOUND
IT WAS BAD
THEN WHEN WE GOT OUT AT THE 94th FLOOR
I STEPPED OUT—
BUT BEFORE THE RICH PERSON COULD STEP OUT
SOMETHING MUST HAVE SNAPPED
AND THE ELEVATOR, THE ELEVATOR MAN, AND THE RICH PERSON
JUST DROPPED IN A FLASH
FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SIGHT IT WAS GONE
DOWN THE SHAFT—

THE DOORS WAS OPEN
I PEERED DOWN THE GAPING TUBE
AND SAW IT RECEEDING FAST—LIKE DEATH
WITH NO CHANCE LEFT FOR WEIRD SEX
I FELT THAT I HAD JUST ESCAPED A
POTENTIALLY HUMILIATING AND DEGRADING EXPERIENCE
BECAUSE I THOUGHT THIS IN THE ELEVATOR
THERE WAS A KNOWING LOOK EXCHANGED BETWEEN
THE DOORMEN AND THE RICH PERSON
AND HAD SUDDENLY TURNED MEAN

WAS I ALONE?
WAS I GOING TO GET ARRESTED?
CHARGED WITH MURDER?
THERE WAS ONLY DOWN AS THE DIRECTION

BUT INSTEAD—I WENT SIDEWAYS
THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GETTING ON ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE ELEVATORS AFTER WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED

JUST THEN I HEARD A DISTANT EXPLOSION DOWN THE SHAFT
IT UNFURLED IN SLOW MOTION AS MY TERROR INTENSIFIED
JUST THEN THE WIND BLOWING UP THE SHAFT WAS MAKING
A MOANING SOUND
AND CARRIED WITH IT THE SMELL OF SMOKE:
ACRID—BATTERY ACID—TORN CABLES—CRUSHED METALS
AND CORPSE SMELLS

WHAT THE FUCK FOR A RICH PERSON'S ELEVATOR
WHAT A SURPRISING DISASTER

THEN I TURNED AROUND AND FINDING A GRAND ENTRANCE UNLOCKED
I WENT RIGHT IN
I WAS SCARED BUT WAS ALSO HAPPY—
IT FELT LIKE GOD HAD SHINED JUSTICE ON THE RICH PEOPLE THAT I'M AFRAID OF IN GENERAL
AND GOD— HAD SHIELDED ME FROM CERTAIN ABUSE
IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION
EVEN THOUGH I HAD AGREED TO COME UP HERE
UH, PUN INTENDED
IN SO MANY WORDS —
I WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY SKETCHED OUT
AND THE ONLY REASON WAS 'CAUSE I WANTED
TO CHECK OUT A BILLIONAIRE'S DIGS
AND HERE I WAS—

I GOT A REFRESHMENT AND I EXPLORED—
THE SERVANTS TOOK ME AT MY WORD THAT I HAD COME AS A GUEST—
I MAXED IT FOR LIKE FIVE HOURS
JUST CHILLING AND EXPLORING
LISTENING TO JAMS ON THE RADIO—
THE SERVANTS LET ME DO WHATEVER
ONE CALLED DOWN TO THE FRONT DESK
AND THEY WERE REASSURED THAT I WAS WELCOME TO CHILL

FINALLY THE POLICE AND INVESTIGATORS CAME
I WAS CHILL
I ANSWERED ALL THERE QUESTIONS
THEN I LEFT AFTER AN HOUR
I RODE THE SUBWAY
I FELT GREAT
I KNEW THAT THIS HAD BEEN A SPECIAL DAY

THE VIEWS OUT THE HUGE SQUARE WINDOWS
WAS FLYING LIKE A BIRD
OVER MIDTOWN MANHATTAN
THE FREEDOM TOWER—CENTRAL PARK
CONEY ISLAND
THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS
ALL OF IT EVEN SO FAR AS THE BEST EYES OF SIGHT COULD TRAVEL