on its way up,
smoothly gliding on the rails,
not a bump in sight.
The first plunge down,
only giving the strength
to keep moving
and ride the rails up.
The going is still smooth,
only some ups and downs
but then a bump,
a horrendous bump,
at the smoothest part of all.
It feels as though rocks are on the track,
getting under the wheels and flying up in your face,
all you can do is sit there and wonder what to do,
at times you wonder when the bumps will stop,
hopefully it will be soon.
The bumps stop and the car begins to ascend,
higher and higher it goes,
the weather turns cold, but you thank the peace
that burns like a flame, keeping the chill out.
The tranquil travel up abruptly ends,
the straight shot down comes out of nowhere,
the car begins to shake violently,
the slightest nudge could send it off the tracks,
but you hold on,
no matter how bumpy it is and how nice it would be to let go,
you don't.
Suddenly out of the gloom comes a corkscrew,
a joyous corkscrew,
anything is better than the horrid plummet you just faced,
pure ecstasy bubbles up inside you,
oh how the corkscrew makes you giddy with laughter.
The corkscrew slows down just as fast as it started,
now it is on a straight away,
just moving forward,
slowly creeping forward,
there is nothing behind you now.
And as if by magic the car is shooting upwards,
smoothly making it's way,
faster and faster it goes,
until it is just a blur.
A smile creeps upon your face,
you can't help but look back and laugh,
the ride so far has seemed like a life time,
but in truth it has just begun.
This is the ride known as life.
