Small Holes in Her Balloon

 

Small Holes in Her Ballon

When I was young

went to a fair

Mom bought us helium filled balloons

my brother and I.

Only safe way to hold

String tied around my hand

Til indoors on ceiling stored.

Waking each morning

I'd pull it down

Watch it rise

bouncing off the ceiling

softer with each new day

til one day the string held it down.

My brother cut the string

freed his blue balloon

in our front yard

let it rise 

out of sight

before it died.

I waited until one day

with string cut off

it just lay there

and when freed outdoors

bounced down the road

until it popped

on the black asphalt.

Julie in the bed

longer each morning

too many small holes

life leaking out

one hope at a time.

Roe

02/23/09