The Morning Rollercoaster -- Full Epic Version
THE MORNING ROLLERCOASTER — Full Epic Version PART I — WAKING INTO THE WAR I wake in the morning and thank G-D I’m alive, already bracing my soul for the next hard dive. This corporal world jerks me side to side, a rusted-out ego-run carnival ride. My phone buzzes early like a demon on cue, whispering, “Bill… there’s trouble for you.” Bills on the table, the tank’s running dry, the body groans louder than my morning sigh. But somewhere inside there’s a flickering grace, a memory of friends, each heart, each face. And before the world drags me back into night, I reach for the Ten — my one source of Light. PART II — THE FALL AND THE FIGHT Every step forward the ego screams, “Mine!” poisoning the heart like a cheap boxed wine. It claws and it argues, it wants to divide, to throw me off balance on this wild-ass ride. Carl’s voice in the Zoom cuts through the doubt, Terry shows up steady even when he’s burnt-out. Joe Bash brings thunder, Joe Donnelly brings calm, like two sides of mercy str...