Helium Filled Happiness

A balloon at the birthday of a child.

Her name floats, drifts, and bounces across each day like a party.

Tethered to the wrist of innocence,

Pulling like a leash around the neck of freedom.

The sky calls, the world spins, and life feels like it never begins.

A balloon at the birthday of a child who never ages.

I can untie the string and let you be free.

Dancing across the sky 'tis a wonder to see.

On the ground stands a life that has not moved since you came to me.

A balloon at the birthday of a child.

A reminder of how cruel life can be.

It is most free, when not tied to me.

Johanna.