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Rollercoaster

Where's the fun, again?

By Mindy ReedPublished 3 months ago • 1 min read
Rollercoaster
Photo by Zitesh Kaushal on Unsplash

First, get in line

Feel the energy of others 

They have claim to have fun riding again and again

Clear your mind of fall doubt

You keep avoiding the sensation

Instead, embrace the rush of anticipation.

 

Next, reject all thoughts of eminent danger

Everyone around has done this many times

You can learn what it’s like by asking a stranger why

They claim to have fun riding again and again

There must be a reason so many wait for hours

Something about the thrill must give them power.

 

As you think about their replies of elation

The fun they claim to have  riding again and again

The reason they ride a coaster on every vacation

Try and embrace the joy they feel on each ride

Accept the G-force adventure and do not hide.

 

Finally, it’s your turn to climb

Sit in a middle seat and strap in tight next to the ones

They claim to have fun again and again

The most intense sensation comes from behind

The car will rise slowly until you get to the top

Get ready, gravity takes hold, with speed comes the drop.

 

Now, all you can do is let it all go

Your brain is confused and your stomach has flipped

Wind whips your face as adrenaline flows

The scream you release has never been heard

The terror you feel won’t be cured, not even by others

They claim to have fun again and again

 

The fear is still real, more intense

You were right to be worried

Being on the contraption makes no sense by those

They claim to have fun again and again

Be proud you were brave although scared

Once in a lifetime never again to be shared.

You did not enjoy it despite the assurances

They have fun again and again.

 

 

 

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About the Creator

Mindy Reed

Mindy is an, editor, narrator, writer, librarian, and educator. The founder of The Authors Assistant published Women of a Certain Age: Stories of the Twentieth Century in 2018 and This is the Dawning: a Woodstock Love Story in June 2019.

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    Written by Mindy Reed