By Just L
Date: 24 August 1998

The Ride

Summer carnival hums on my street
Backdrop for my magic flight
Colored streaks flash through my window
While inside candles flicker soft light
Riders’ screams echo through the trees
Drowning out my own
The world is upside down
The roof of my mouth hums 
We lurch and come to a stop
“Ride over”
“Watch your step”


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