Roller Coaster

By Eric Heppner

Tickety tock, go the rails before me
As the car climbs squeakily its well tread course
Heavy blow the bellows about my head
As all anticipate the summit ahead
The wind about goes silent
The air thins as echoes fade
The bellows hush their breath
And give a prayer of deliverance
Tick tock stops as the rail ends
As the car halts, the air goes dead
I revel in the majesty of all
Knowing to well I'll have to fall
Fall from the crest, dive into life
Scared of the twists and turns and strife
Here I sit at the top of the earth
Waiting for life to burst into earth