life is a parabola

masquerading as euclidean

pretending it’s a rollercoaster

Sometimes you end up on a downside 

where you lose everything 

one tiny step at a time 

you keep coming back up 

but each time it's slower 

the highs are a little lower 

The fickleness of falling 

in and out of love with life 

The upside of the downside is finding yourself again 

finding out what you can live with having left 

what last things will be tethered to you 

as you tumble over the edge 

Enjoy life while you have it 

pay now to avoid more fees 

call her before she can't say anything 

We still have time