UNEXPECTED

UNEXPECTED

I don’t believe it can really be that hard

To just step forward, and swipe the card

If only to tell if your entry is now barred

So pass on through, as it’s still authorised

Access security’s poor, and I’m surprised

As towards the main escalators I now go

My route to the top floor has now begun

Up a level to the elevators on Area One

Just a single security guard, no visible gun

The doors open quietly, and I step inside

It looks like I’m alone so far for this ride

Floor eight as the indicator now displays

Two women get in, each clutching a file

Exchanged glances, yet quiet all the while

For normality’s sake I try offering a smile

Both just nod in return, now on floor ten

Doors close behind them, just me again

Floor thirteen, and I know I must change

I check, and I’ve arrived at floor thirteen

Here I step out to see a skyscraper scene

As near to the clouds as I have ever been

An open area, and a last elevator to take

Special pass needed, but accepts my fake

So, up to the highest floor and that office

A room large enough to host a reception

So far, all’s gone well with my deception

This plan well researched since inception

As the doors open, my target is revealed

And the fate of this person is now sealed

But – Father – why is it you that is here