Rollercoaster (TRIGGER)

life

and endless rollercoaster of events

its climbs and drops

a random chaotic gut twisting adventure

some so slight we are unaware of the rise and fall.

giddy laughter at the ride.

others.

oh others,

are stomach dropping plunges into a dark unforeseen abyss.

terrified screams.

Some times we see those drops ahead of time.

We brace for them

hunkering down in our seats

tighten our belts

white knuckle grip on the bar.

but other times...

when we see it coming,

we see our belt is broken and inoperable

the bar rickety and loose.

and

we just relax into our seat

place our hands on our laps

and wait

wait

wait

for the force of it to throw us from the car

into the pavements silencing embrace.