then the elevator beeps
someone stops to get a sip at the water fountain
steps, doors opening
as I walk down the stairwell
water running among the wall
buses shouting through the door
beep beep beep of trucks back up
bikes zoom by, you hear the metal
tire schreeces as they barely miss the stop
the boom of the manholes being driven over on
bird chirping, asking for water
bus cranking, the driver complains
"It's been doing this for the whole week!"
top 40s hit blasting on the radio
into Littlefield Cafe, we go
fridge is humming, silverwares clinking
someone says "Check this out, it must be one of those performance art!"
out the doors we go
someone drop their pen
pitter patter of student's feet down the sidewalk
"It's so annoying" they said
Bird chirping again, this time for food
Ah-choo! Excuse me!
Spanish is exchanged among the construction workers
Clink! When the man closed the metal gate
Are we on earth? beep beep beep beep beep
Alien noises on the construction site?!
Oh, its just an elevator going down
concrete is falling, metal is falling
bam, ding, cling as they hit the ground
someone whistles a tune
de de de de de de de the sidewalk says
letting us know that we can cross the street
creaking and bam, we open the door
longer footsteps as we slowly climb up the stairs
the sound of feet dragging, letting us know that our trip has ended.
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