Just like riding the rollercoaster

While in the train today on my way to work, I was thinking about rollercoasters. There is a popular figure of speech pertaining to this: they say that love is like a rollercoaster ride. I think because of the ups and downs, the turns and twirls of a relationship but which make the relationship exciting...

But let's leave that as is since I was thinking of another perspective...I was thinking that having to wake up from a nice dream is like riding a rollercoaster ride. You feel so weak in the knees just by looking at the hoops and loops you've got to go through. You feel like you could not do it, but then again, you console yourself that you could do it, because you've had a rollercoaster ride before, just not the same rollercoaster but which were alike anyhow. Especially when you have no choice but to go do it. When there's no more turning back because you are already on your seat and the rollercoaster is already going slowly up, up, up and then getting ready to take that first very deep plunge that will be the start of an unforgettable and scary moment. But you still brave yourself, close your eyes and take a deep inhale and hold it, tell yourself that it will be over in a few minutes and then you scream your heart out as you flash down the steep rail. Then you will open your eyes when the ride stops and walk away just like that. Maybe there will be aftershocks for some minutes, like knees still trembling, heart still beating faster than usual, a tensed breathing, and perhaps even some more tears if there are still any left from all your crying during the ride. But eventually, you will go back to your normal self. You will smile and give yourself a pat on the back to say, well done, you survived!

Yup, yup, it's time to wake up.