white knuckles and screaming
over rickety wood supports,
the rush of air in my face
trying to pull my glasses away -

adrenaline does funny things.
i see the world in black-and-white
without any splotch of gray.

adrenaline does funny things.
people i haven't talked to in years
are suddenly laughing next to me
as we spiral through loop two.

adrenaline does funny things.
it shrouds memory in a golden glow
so that you forget the terror
until you get back on again.