My heart is racing
My nerves breaking
Tension’s heavy in the air
Euphoria’s waking
My body shaking
Tensed for a scare
Numbing joy
Or shattering pain
One is inevitable,
Like the coming rain
Three seconds
Free of both pain and joy
Three seconds to wait
Feeling like the smallest boy
Timothy Weiermann
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/three-seconds-between-joy-or-pain/
