Life Is A Roller Coaster by beachzz
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Life Is A Roller Coaster
Climbing up so slowly
Knowing what’s on top
Almost there
Time stops
I’m at that peak
Exhilarated
Laughing
On top of the world
Then BAM!!
Down it goes
So fast
I can hardly breathe
At the bottom
Again
But coming up for
That next peak
Over and over again
Until the end of the ride
Where everything slows down
Gets back to whatever
Passes for normal
Life is a roller coaster
4/4/09
Comments (14)
bmac62
An old wooden coaster or a slick new coaster:)? Doesn't matter,...same thrills and chills. Love your words. You slowly pull us up with you, dump us down and allow us to coast back in with you to do it all over again. Just outstanding.
auntietk
Wonderfully written! You take us up and slam us down, and I can feel every peak and valley! Excellent work.
anahata.c
I can't add anything better than what Bill and Tara wrote. Your poem moved like a roller coaster, just as tara said, it moved us up & down as Bill said, and at the end you didn't so much get off it as just accept it. You always breathe truly in your poems, they move as you feel, which is why poetry is such a good medium in your hands. Fine work, Marilyn. (I like the photo too. It could be an upload in itself!) Ok, I'll tell you this story because it's exactly what you wrote about...A great yogi lost a dear friend—this was true—and everyone assumed he'd be tranquil about it. So he sat everyone down and said: "When I'm in meditation, I am at peace with my dear friend's passage. But when I come back to the normal plane, I'm wrenched in pain, because I've lost a dear friend and can't believe he's gone." And he leaned forward and said: "It's ok to feel both: It's part of being human." Thought you'd appreciate that from the mouth of a 'serene yogi'...
durleybeachbum
Well....What could I possibly add to the above!
PD154
Excellent job sweetie, make one think for sure.
magnus073
Love the pic and the theme here Marilyn
allisonbender
Great shot of an old wooden roller coaster ..... and your words are so true!!! tom
sandra46
Great work!
hipps13
and what a ride it can be wonderful work warm hug, Linda
3x3
lovely written x
goodoleboy
Splendid prose to go along with the magnificent colors and silhouetting in the image, Maz! Life is a Roller Coaster to join ranks with other titles such as Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries and Life is Like a Box of Chocolates.
anaber
Beautiful words.Stunning struture. The title is really true:a world of feelings and sensations.
busi2ness
Very well summarized and put into words. There is a lot unsaid between the top and the bottom though.
faroutsider
Would you have it any other way? And what is normal - the top, the bottom, or coasting to the next peak/trough...??? Excellent writing.