Life's got me
No time to write
No time to think
So here I am begging to breathe
Taking a moment just for you
And me

A rocket ready to go
Up to the widest sky
I'd be left waiting to know
If a rocket can fall or die

Above without wings to fly
Can a rocket really survive?
It's hard when the clouds would cry
It would be a challenge to drive

Hello to the birds and the stars
As the rocket passes by
No road or even cars
Only treasures it could find

Goodbye to the world you knew
So sing a lullaby
To a place where what you know is few
Enjoy your longest ride

Carry on to your destination
Don't look back and fall
Move forward with sheer determination
Go ahead, it's time to roll

Just before the amusement park ends, I want to take one last ride.
The longest day of them all is about to come to an end, so this ride will be the best.

Stepping up onto the beginning, size doesn't matter for this one; the stepping stool makes us all tall enough
The hardest part of anything is probably ensuring that everything in place and ready to go

then...

BOOM!

We're off!

With this ride, all or nothing.
Either it happens or it doesn't.

Everything is so sudden, the ride is beginning to take it's toll.
Dangling, everything is below.

Is this really it?
It's like a blast from the past, everything is rushing back.

Do you remember how happy your mom was when you got all A's on that report card?
Or how happy your dad was when you got into that special high school?
Or how you made that whole class laugh with one joke.
Or how you made that guy laugh with that same horrible joke.
Or how happy your sister was when she got into college?
Ya'know, life isn't all about you.
What about your cat? Where's he going to sleep now? In your empty bed? You're selfish, he's going to get cold!
What about your best friend? Who are they going to text all night now? A phone that won't answer?

The ride is getting closer to the end, it's getting tougher to process even

the
           tiniest
                         thought.

Closer.

You're
              closer
                       toward
                                        the
                                                  ending
                                                                ­ now.

blink
blink
blink


that's it.

                                                      You're­ done.

It's over.

For the girl I love mountain surmount
glide through the roughest ride
what others say is of little count
I stand firm by her side.

So what if eyes in dissent frown
roll tongues in derision
tries the world to tear me down
I have taken my decision.

Don't bother me her caste or creed
her wealth or social class
know this much her love I need
without it I would be poorer worse.

She is the girl that's all I know
worth walking the longest length
stay by her in high and low
protect with all my strength.

I walk a lonely road this day.
It's all in what I see;

Green trees,
Blue Sky,
Cotton ball clouds.

No one else I see.

A strawberry butterfly sees me.  
Can I have a ride on your shoulder,
Please?

For the longest time, She kept me company.

Without a word she flew away...

Copyright © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.

When my name rolls off your tongue,
It steals the air from my lungs.
When I hear that sweet, sweet sound,
I know I want to keep you around.

I want you by my side
For the longest time.
I want to go with you for the ride,
Cause your hand fits perfectly in mine.

Your voice is a symphony
And it makes my heart sing.
Even when we’re worlds apart,
I can still feel your beating heart.

I want you by my side
For the longest time.
I want to go with you for the ride,
Cause your hand fits perfectly in mine.

You’ve swept me off my feet,
Cause darlin’ you’re so sweet.
And I hope that you agree
That you’re right where you belong with me.

I want you by my side
For the longest time.
I want to go with you for the ride,
Cause your hand fits perfectly in mine.