Attitude and Physics

Upon the floor above them crashing,
Jack and Jill and Bill looked at each other,
and made for the nearest exit.
Jack was a mail boy, the other two were accountants.
The accountants were experienced runners,
and down the stairwell they went without tripping.
Jack was right behind them but soon took in front,
'cause he dared jump entire flights of stairs as if he could glide.
You might say, it was a matter of attitude and altitude.

Whereas, the runners ran out of panic
Jack celebrated the occurrence as a non-event,
a "goof," a practical joke of sorts
like falling drunks, often won't suffer a scratch.
All things being equal, a " a non event" attitude
can get you out of a fix quicker.
However, in the case of Jack and Jill and Bill,
the accountants were killed on the 78th floor,
Jack made it to 51st,
where he overwhelmed by smoke
...in the event labeled 911.