Subway Surfing

I enjoy riding the subway. I enjoy standing and trying to ride for as long as I can without touching anything to brace me.

The roll of the train which causes me to shift my weight to compensate. I try to do so making the smallest movements necessary so as not to disturb others on the often crowed rush-hour trains. It’s what I think that surfing must be like. The ebb and flow of speed as the train makes its ways through the tunnels is thrilling beneath my feet.

Today as I was doing it I felt connected in a very profound way to The City. There was a moment as the train slid around the curves in the tunnel where I was very aware of being in NYC.

It was wonderful.