Dragonfly Balloon

I lost someone today

It’s hard to believe it’s real.

I feel like maybe they have just gone away for a while?

And maybe they will come back soon.

They say that everyone has their own way to cope,

Maybe mine is grabbing hold of a dragonfly balloon.

I want to hold on tight to the string,

It will take me high above all of the sadness that everyone is feeling.

The balloon is full of the memories of the one I lost.

That’s what keeps the balloon afloat.

I see the sorrow below me,

But I feel better than most when I hold onto my balloon.

I offer other people a balloon of their own,

Some people take one, but most people don’t.

Maybe I can’t float up here forever,

But what if I could?

Maybe I will never have to feel the same type of sadness that some people feel.

I have been floating for a while, I still feel the loss of them,

 but it isn’t as bad when I’m holding my balloon.

My balloon has started to lower me back down,

It’s not because the memories are fading, but because I can now walk around like I used to without feeling too far down.

My dragonfly balloon will always be there, ready for me to grab hold of when I need to take flight for a while, but my flight away this time, was just enough to keep the memories with me here on earth.