“Zen Balloon” by Kate Spencer

Lighter than air
by definition

A celebration.
Colorful, round
Ready to burst

with expectation?
with possibility?
with happiness?

Yet…

Tethered.
Attached.
Unable to be free

Grasped.
Clutched.
A fear of letting it be

What it is.

Anguish, despair
at the thought of loss.
Until…

A new delight
the sight
gently lifting, floating free.

Peace in letting go.

-Kate Spencer

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