The 86th Street Q Station

The escalator’s very steep,
Enough to make me nervous.
There’ll be a lot of stairs to climb
When it is out of service.

The platform’s bright and spacious
And the walls are filled with art,
Mosaics well worth checking out
Before you must depart.

The surfaces are gleaming,
Clean as anything brand-new.
The bathrooms might be also;
I declined to take a view.

The subway that we’ve waited for
Is really up and running,
Results of which New Yorkers find
Miraculous and stunning.

I wonder, though, how long we’ll see
This Eden underground,
For nothing fresh remains that way
When mankind does abound.