hope (your circus) despair

caught in a whirlwind of hope and despair
caught like a charm on a spoke
swinging wildly back and forth as the wheel spins
if all spokes lead to hope, then i had better slow down

there's a new stage play on losing innocence
the three ring casting call is open to all
and you're helplessly following the growing Q
full of your friends, family, and followers
you have no control over my emotions
i've been washed up on the beach
and i have a right to be waterlogged

settling a dispute between hope and despair
settling like a stone on the ocean floor
plummeting to the bottom as the storm rages on
if the ocean is where my hope lies, may i float upon it