ON THE ROLLERCOASTER
While she smiles
through it,
apparently calm,
he makes the most –
no, more than the most –
of it, even
more scared
than he really
is, mouth wide open,
eyes wide open,
heart wide open.
Still scared though.
* Nigel Pickard is a regular IS&T contributor. His first collection Making Sense was published by Shoestring (2003) and his first novel One was published by Bookcase (2005).
