The Hourglass Effect

You start out happy
From the top of the world
Nothing could bring you down
Then slowly, oh so slowly
You start to fall
You don’t even realize it’s happening
But then realization sets in
You sink   down
                           down
                                    down
And the fall begins picking up speed
Scared, you look down to see
How far it is to drop
But you still can’t see the end
Where the sand is pooling at the bottom
Suddenly the ground gives
Out from right beneath you
All you can do is brace yourself
For the impact on the hard floor
With the whole world watching
You hit the bottom
And you think you’ll never recover
But before you know it
You’re back on top again
And now you know that the pain won’t kill you.