Roller Coaster Ride Poem by Alison Smith

Why is so hard to control
The roller coaster ride called emotion
Doesn't matter how well you play
There are many ups and downs.

Some days the ride is all high
You laugh and feel elated
Everything you have dreamt about
Seems to come your way.

Then suddenly its on the ground
You feel deflated
You cry and lament
All that has suddenly gone.

And then there are the times
When you are climbing or falling
Where you have no control at all
You don’t know how you feel.

There are times you wish
You could stop this coaster ride
But you know its a ride for a lifetime
And somehow you must find the control.