I took the escalator today.
It felt like I was flying
ascending to my destiny.
"Why would they walk"
I asked myself
"if one could choose to fly?"

I took the escalator today.
It felt like I was being carried
effortlessly to my finishing line.
"Why would the climb"
I asked myself
"if one could choose to be carried?"

The escalator was out of use today.
"Why would you wait for help"
they asked me from the top
"if you could just use the stairs?"
But I was paralysed
for I have forgotten how to walk.