"Lost Balloon"

[loveprofuser]

"Lost Balloon"
by Rickey J Breen

I float around - a lost balloon
finesse of a bird, with only one wing
no, you cannot hold my hand
you'll never catch my drifting string

The winds, they push me, no resistance
I don't decide which way I go
will I land or will I fall
if you can tell me, let me know

The air inside starts to diminish
did you notice my receding?

Comments

[systemofadowner]

While it's a lovely piece of work - as always! - it is a little... morbid?

"I'm a directionless, empty vessel floating through life and it wouldn't make a hill of beans if I wasn't around."

Depressing and a little fatalistic.... hope it's just a poem and not a case of art imitating life.

[loveprofuser]

It's not an imitation of real life.
It is real life.
It could be about me, it could be about you,...
that's the magic of writing.
Thanks for appreciating it, depressing or not :)

[loveprofuser]

... however, I did have inspiration.

[systemofadowner]

if that's real life, the word responsibility has no meaning

[nuotio]

Hey, you should find and hear the song
"Deception Island Optimists Club" by Laura Barrett.

it's sweet and uplifting..

I think "you'll never catch my drifiting string" is the best line in that poem... I wish I could steal it for a song lyric.

[loveprofuser]

I will download it, thanks :)

Thanks for reading (and enjoying) my stuff... I really appreciate it.

[nuotio]

I meant drifting.... loves