Layered Fragments, Becoming Whole

Runaway train, 
Tunnel vision, 
Hands clutched tight, 

Fast   
Breathing    

I need to get O U T.      

Stumble into hall, 
Exit.   
Where is EXIT?    
beads of perspiration   
down my back, 
armpits pour   
water  
stick to camisole   
double U along the sides  
I didn't need to look      

Take off coat  
Offhanded   
Comment   
“Going off to lunch?”   
Nodding slow and steady   
“Yeah, maybe sushi”  
corners of my mouth turn up   
Friendly.    

Air.  
Where is AIR?     

Frantic.    
Steady.   
Pressed button, 
pinpricks in my vision, 
20, 10, 5, 4, 2, 1  
Elevator dings, 
My feet shuffle out, 
Where am I?    

Horns blast, 
Mechanical whirl, 
Cement drilling.   
Shoe clicks, 
many shoes   
passing    

Fingers flutter out   
Like spilled beans   
For a cab to Gagosian   

Press Foward.  

How did I get here?    
Large cylinders    
The space empty  
And full 
Towering, low, wide  
rusted units  
textured  
Breath slows, 
Weighted material.    

value  
in   
weight       

Value   
Weighted  
 
Pause.   
  
Walked out, 
compelled   
by industrial   
heavy.       

Peace  
of mind.