whirling, twirling around and around
touching the stars and crashing to ground
up the wall and round the bend
deep, deep down in an abject abyss
wondering why and what is amiss
with emotions all tangled and jumbled
and muddled and tumbled
and in the next breath
reaching the catastrophic climax of crying
with tears comes the welcome release
and then the perception of growing peace
it doesn't all make sense but i'm sure it will
my world will eventually stand still
and stop turning me inside out and upside down
my head in the clouds and feet on the ground
nothing so sure as constant change
embrace the future with head held high
welcome the new and cherish the old
be brave, optimistic, cheerful and bold
