By Charade
Date: 2001 Sep 25
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Amusement Park Love

Each relationship
just different rides in the amusement park.
The rides are all thrilling
when one ends, you go onto the next.
Sometimes, some are so good, you go back
and ride them over and over.
Until you run out of time or money.
or you just get tired of the ride.

names have been changed to protect the innocent

Bob, the tea cups
round and round that spinning sound
leaving me dizzy, confused, with a queasy stomach

David, the roller coaster
the big build up
upward, chugging along
the anticipation,  the slow agonizing trek to the top
only to come crashing down
so fast
taking away my breath
crushing my gut
the weightless thrill
then suddenly it's over

Bill, the ferris wheel
up up up
down down down
up up up
down down down
exciting, but not really going anywhere

Paul, the scrambler
smoothly gliding
air swooshing,
pushing and pulling
back and forth
a rocking rolling motion
I sat in the wrong seat
and now he is crushing me
The more I try to push him away
the harder he scrunches me
ouch...... it doesn't feel good
I need  more space
Not going on that again -

Joe,  the tilt-a-whirl
spun a few times
almost exciting, but not quite
didn't  go fast enough
not enough thrill
kind of boring
moved too slow
just wasn't enough
I wanted more

Scott,  the whip
thrilling me at each corner
as he whipped past issues
momentarily taking my breath away
but unable to relax
not knowing from moment to moment
how he would jerk me around
leaving me with a stiff neck

Jerry,  the drop zone
took me to the heights only eagles reach
holding me tight
then suddenly
thows me off the top
alone, I fall at tremendous speed
the world pulled out from beneath me
with nothing to stop the fall
not even a net to catch me
I lie  broken at the bottom
his bungee chord love,  failed the jump

Andy, the bumper cars
now he gets off on ramming me
chasing me
bumping into me
sometimes head on
seemed fun at first
I bumped him back
bumped him good
he got too carried away
I found myself fleeing from him
while he pursued and chased me obsessively
I couldn't seem to go fast enough
he kept banging into me
hell bent on giving me whiplash
the fun is gone..... only my pain seems to matter to him
give me a break.

And so now,  I am back at the amusement park
tired of those rides
looking for something new and exciting

Ah !!!   The thrill of it all .....................

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