Roller Coaster
By Michael Moore
Roller coaster
Up
Down
Sideways, sometimes
A wild ride, most always
Demanding, of course
Also expecting
Expecting that,
Because I love you
I’ll go along
For the ride
Always
But the downside is
A weariness
That sets in
A fatigue
One hears about
‘Metal fatigue’
Can cause
Something to become
Broken
I offer
‘Are we broken?’
You ask
‘Not yet – I don’t think’
Pregnant silence
Follows
‘What are you thinking?’
You ask
‘Like a roller coaster’
My reply
Your raised eyebrow
Demands clarity
‘The downside is,
I lose you. . .
Upside?
‘No more motion sickness’
It’s your smile that hurts the most
Michael Moore spent most of his first career in the world of the ‘built environment” as an interior design consultant, architectural technologist, and 3D modeler, winning multiple design awards in the process. Twenty years ago, he began to follow a writing passion, attaining an M.A. in Creative & Critical Writing. He completed his first novel last year.
