When Love Becomes Obsession

Balloon, you are so lifeless without air
Balloon, I've come to bring you life
I'll blow into your membrane
Fill you up until you're flying high

Balloon, I'll take you everywhere I go
Balloon, I'll show you off to the world
I am a prima donna
Twirling like a silly foolish girl

Balloon, you're getting harder to contain
Balloon, I am afraid of letting go
The sky is much to dangerous
And there is just so much that you don't know

Balloon, why did you take off with the wind?
Balloon, I thought you wanted to stay
Could it be that I just didn't
Want to hear what you had to say?

Reviews

[Revera Love]

Another clever and witty work my friend, as I'm coming to expect from you. I was a bit thrown aback by your choice of a balloon for a metaphore, but the way you went about it was tres magnifique!

I'm assuming this was written about a Lover that the speaker raised up and believed they knew best, but life got in the way and they realized they were being controlled. Though honestly this spoke to me on more of a motherly level. All too often parents actually do this to their children. I believe the balloon was a child and the parent just wasn't listening so they blew away at the first chance they got.

A good poem should be relatable on many levels which you have done wonderfully. Another poem for my library :)

[One Hundred Fingers]

I'm so glad you enjoyed this one! The idea to use a balloon as a metaphor came out of nowhere...I just started typing and voila! A poem! :)

I actually wrote this about a lover becoming too obsessed with her significant other that she blew him away from her...but I absolutely LOVE that you were able to pull other possibilities from it! Thanks for sharing!

[Luke Echterling]

Really nice. Great imagery and very clever.

[char]

A balloon flying away...that's an interesting metaphor. This poem's pretty well written. Amazing.

[One Hundred Fingers]

Thanks so much, Anna!! I've been experimenting with different themes in each poem I write...it's encouraging to know that I'm successful at it! :) So glad you liked it!

Blessings~ ::OHF::