F Train Hand Holding Techniques

Little hands grasping

Diet sodas and smaller waistlines,

Connected entertainment devices and new realities,

Subway car polls and a sense of accomplishment,

Paperback books and yesteryears  —

Holding on to more than it seems,

We are the white-knucklers,

The pole dancers,

The fingertippers,

The wrist-leaners,

The underhanders,

The tap alongers,

The nervous tappers  —

We’re running Queens-bound,

On New York time.