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A Roller Coaster

By Dawn Oswald


A roller coaster

It can go up or down

What goes up must go back down

It can turn, twist and even go backwards

You might stumble and go backwards, but you can also turn it back around

Take it for a joy ride

You can go fast or slow

It’s your ride

If you don’t like it, then turn it around

Turn it around for you

Let the world know you’re making the change

A change for you, no one else

Get on that roller coaster and guide it your way

You can play it safe

Or live on the edge

It’s your day

It’s your life

A roller coaster of fun

A roller coaster of fear

You can have a thrill of your life

It’s okay to be scared

Yell and scream

Laugh or cry

Buy some time

With a dime

Ride it again and again

Until you get it right

Right for you

You can sin

Or you can go straight

You are guiding it

Over and over again

Remember it’s your ride

Your ride of your lifetime

Now hop on



 

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