We have been trapped
In this elevator for six hours
Life is black and white
Our presumed rescuers
Have warned us about this
Angela is telling us
About her many relationships
In graphic detail
My eyes are getting heavy
But when I close them
Her story becomes more graphic
I once slept with a man I confessed
Along with his girlfriend
We were all naked
But it was not sexual
Just common sense
As our clothes were wet
This is the only time
I have shared a bed
With anyone else
I was once warned
Not to camp in the rain
As no matter the precautions
You will get wet
And catch a chill
Which will make
You feel wretched
I once saw Pele play
Announces Miguel
Who had not spoken before
What people do not see
Is the defensive shift
That he puts in
He was the complete footballer
A certain degree of colour
Is returning to our lives
I can see the colour
Of the Brazilian shirts
But overall
Black and white persists
We will be rescued soon
But the process is tricky
As there is a real danger
That the elevator will plunge
Twenty-eight floors
And we will be crushed
Which is a sobering thought
Juan tells us
That his apartment
Is opposite the
Basillica de la Sagrada Familia
In Barcelona
Which pleases him
As he loves God
And architecture equally
It is getting very hot
In the elevator
As the air conditioning has failed
I was not aware that elevators
Had air conditioning
Paz tells us that she feels faint
So I lend her my vest
To keep her cool
I am now wearing
My Elvis shirt
Which I stole
From my sister
The lights fail
And the emergency lights
Kick in
I find this subdued lighting
Quite relaxing
Cold drinks and food
Have been lowered
Through the escape hatch
I enquire of its use
And am told
It is too risky
They are no grey areas
Only black and white
Angela
Who has been quiet
Tells us all
That she studies
Butterflies
In her spare time
As it takes
Her mind off of
Her failed relationships
I tell her that if
We escape alive
That I will marry her
She accepts on the spot
Miguel states
That he is a priest
And will be happy to marry us
Twenty-eight floors up
It is a beautiful ceremony
And we begin to plan
Our honeymoon
In a safe and
Colourful place
Near the sea
Angela whispers to me
That she is wearing
Her red bikini
Under her red dress
As she wants to
Be prepared
At a moments notice
For her honeymoon
Should she get married
In an elevator
to be continued