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Floor hard
Slightly waxy to the touch
Shines in the neon lights
  Laughter and talk
    From all sides
      Surrounding the middle
Wheels hiss and turn
Carrying each person on a journey
Even among the crowd
    Each person stands alone
      The ache in the ankles
        Pull of thigh muscles
As the swish…roll…
Goes on
Lights flicker
    Music in your bones
      Faster
        Flying across the wood floor
Trying to not crash epically
Faster yet
Can I go faster mom?
    Did you see me mom?
      Watch
        Watch me go
*sigh*
        Slowing the roll
      Easing towards the exit
    Grab the wall spin into your seat
Collapse in loose limbs
Still feeling the swish…roll
Of the floor
    In
      My
        Bones