roller coaster
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At First But Then
At first sight, I looked at her and I thought to myself was it safe
At first glance, even her name, Verbolten, said don't touch
They had haunted me since a child,
Their speeds, their heights all very wild.
My fear for them always reviled,
And once there, excuses compiled.
Roller coasters were kryptonite
When I was young
Maybe three years old
I had a dream
Went on a coaster
Went upside-down
I fell out
Coaster ran over me
Determined to face my fear
I decide to try
A terrible year
That’s the least you could say
With every doctors that looked at me with sadness
To the words that suddenly came out
“You have cancer”
Anyone who's been on a roller coaster can tell you,
there are ups and downs and loops and twists.
For the thrill-seekers, it's a rush but
for the fearful, the worst part is knowing that
There is this deep, evasive emptinessthat never ceases to lack control.That conquers and escapes,that stirs quiet chaos in my soul.
