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[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => Skyfilled Balloons
[time] => 2016-04-02 11:40:45
[hometext] => My vision of letting go.
[bodytext] => Sky above is filling with darkening clouds Brown grass crinkles beneath each step Cool air thickens as my soul it enshrouds Onward I walk as this date must be kept I grip tightly the reasons for this trip Ahead a spot that holds great promise Releasing, I watch them fall drip by drip Aware they will force me to be honest Looking down, surrounded by a black moat Empty balloons filled with lost hope and sorrow Picking one as the others chant a hurtful gloat You can erase yesterday to find a tomorrow I press it/'/s edge to my lips and exhale a blow Amazed it/'/s black belly begins to slowly inflate Changing to colors as it/'/s skin stretches to grow Each puff of breath decreasing my soul/'/s weight I blow up each balloon scattered upon the ground Liberating the sealed vessels into a clearing sky Upward their colors dance to my freedom/'/s sound Flitting among the clouds as they wave goodbye Smiling, twirling along with their glorious prance My heart becoming lighter as my soul finds release Through their flights I/'/m given yet another chance Skyfilled ballons carrying me towards life/'/s peace [comments] => 2 [counter] => 208 [topic] => 48 [informant] => dvtpdw [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => EmotionalPoetry )
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