Love Poem: Roller Coaster
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Written by: Jo Bien

Roller Coaster

Roller Coaster

Like an old roller coaster
With wooden slated tracks
The cars all freshly painted
The kind we saw way back

The feeling in the pit of your stomach
As you slowly start the ride
Ready with eyes wide open
With your fears laid to the side

Starting up the first steep slope
The excitement starts to build
Ready for what is coming
Ready for all the thrills

As the ride continues
Seems like it will never end
The clicking and the clacking
Going faster around each bend

You finally ascend the last peak
The cars all picking up speed
Descending downward quickly
Around the corner with eyes squeezed

Are these not the same feelings
You have when you’re in love
The ups and downs of relationships
Euphoria, highs and lows