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BlueEyes
Member

since 2002-08-30

Posts 152
TX, USA

0 posted 2007-04-17 06:39 PM

Eyes wide open
Or closed shut tight
It doesn’t matter which.

The world still spins so fast
I can’t keep my head upright

In a moment of bravery
(or stupidity, I’m not sure which)
I loosened my grip ever so slightly

But the force of motion was enough to
Send me crashing
Face first into the ground

So lesson learned. I think.

Broken, bruised and intimidated
By the cold, hard ground
I decide to stabilize, rather than leap

So I set my focus on something secure, something still
But as soon as my eyes adjusted
I lost sight
And I’m lost once again

I’m grown up now
I shouldn’t be scared
Of this Merry-Go-Round

But this ride,
This ride was something I was not prepared for.

So excuse me, Mr. God
If you will, please slow down.
I think I’d like to get off now.

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

1 posted 2007-04-17 06:41 PM

Naw, you're grown up now so the ride is really going to get fun....and even more uninhibited!

mucho enjoyed this...

j.

SEA

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

2 posted 2007-04-17 06:43 PM

this made me smile remembering turning 18....

I thought I had ALL the answers...lol I sure didn't!

Drauntz
Member Elite

since 2007-03-16

Posts 2905
Los Angeles California

3 posted 2007-04-17 07:20 PM

"This ride was something I was not prepared for."....this is true life. enjoy the thrill of ups and downs. Sir Tabin has enjoyed for 80 some years. and He is still enjoying.

Love to read your writing. very good.

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

4 posted 2007-04-17 08:21 PM

effective, powerful 'write'!

I can particularly relate to
the following [which rather
delimits my 'life']:

I’m grown up now
I shouldn’t be scared
Of this Merry-Go-Round

"But this ride,
This ride was something I was not prepared for.

So excuse me, Mr. God
If you will, please slow down.
I think I’d like to get off now(!)"

Applause!

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