The cage rattles as the shrieks fill it up,
over-spilling the ribs to the point of cracking.
Look up,
look UP.
Don’t sink to the riverbed,
resurface and gasp for air.
Ignore the temptation
to sprint past go
until you’ve no go left.
Grip the safety line being thrown to you,
you know it’ll never be forced away.
You know you can’t push it away.