There was music in the mall again

I thought they stopped that

The escalator was working this time

A drink was riding the third step down.

(Nobody noticed.)

That's fine.

I stood still

People passed me by

One looked like you.

But I let it slide.

→ I think this is a test.

My card declined

I swiped it twice

The clerk said something

I said "That's nice".

Rain came in sideways through the lot

A man with a bag walked through it

The bag tore

He probably said "screw it".

('cause he kept moving)

→ I know it breaks like this on purpose.

I know the exits used to be here...

I just can't prove it.

Shoelaces untied

I didn’t bend

I rode the down

Up to the end

The lights blinked.

The speakers screamed.

A kid climbed

Into the coin machine.

His mom just stared.

No one asked why.

He disappeared.

I waved goodbye.

→ You’re supposed to watch, not notice.

This feels planned

But no one planned it

Why does it feel planned?

Ah, goddammit!