Life is a roller coaster ride

with no rail to hold it on track

The ups and downs take

my breath away

Holding on can be

exhausting

Elation followed by 

despair...

Finding someone

 you care about 

That doesn't dissapoint

is futile

It's inevitable

your stomach will feel

empty

your heart confused

Not reacting to those

reactions

Allowing the story to unfold

is difficult

But to jump in and write

the ending

Without allowing the 

roller coaster ride 

to stop and let you off

Is like jumping from the

Empire State Building

with an open umbrella

instead of a parachute.

By Lynn Hahn