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Nominerdene Tumennasan Spin Faster and FasterHolding tight onto the railings I spin faster and faster Until everything becomes a blur Standing there in my pink overalls I look over at my mother Sitting peacefully on the bench Her wave comforts me I close my eyes The colors of the sky and the leaves Mix together Becoming my canvas painting The wind blows Threatening to knock me down As my hair dances wildly in the breeze The echoes of laughter Ring through my head Children all around me are having fun I smile Yet somehow I have the whole playground to myself I am alone As I spin faster and faster I begin to open my eyes Scared to see the dizzy world Falling into pieces around me How do I stop? Everything is a blur The colors transform into a brown mess The echoes of laughter Now mock my fear The wind whipping my face Tells me to fall My smile fades away Tears form I want everything to stop My friends are still running Spinning the carousel Faster and faster I yell at them to stop But their laughter Drowns out my voice I run from the center And jump off For a second I feel like I’m flying As I move closer again To my canvas painting Then everything stops My knee tingles The blood draws a line down my leg I stand up and look around Soaking in my surroundings The colors are back in their original places I fill in the silence with my laughter The wind strokes gently across my face As I walk back to the carousel Wanting to spin faster and faster |
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