8/19/26

Balloon (Adrift) - A dynamic working draft

I’m adrift out at sea

On an old creaky ship

The winds are a stirrin’

And I’m not equipped

I don’t Know where I am

Though I know I am Here

Confused and bemused

While others seem clear

Are there monsters beneath me

That I cannot see

And could I escape them

If I try to flee

Or should I wait here

And just not make a move

Until there are options

From which I can choose

I’m a leaky balloon

Just playing my tune

And I’m out of key

So you might want to flee

With this map upside down

There’s no religion I’ve found

And almost any I find

I Would leave behind

Though I may drop it off

At the old city pound

For somebody else

To adopt, or put down

She says praise Jesus

He says, Allah

Me, I chew leaves

Like a baked Koala

Some say there’s a God

Others say none exists

Who’d have to be wrong

For You to be pissed

I’m a leaky balloon

A total buffoon

Sad man on the moon

Alone, Watching cartoons

Some might walk left

Others march right

Many decide just

To stand and to fight

I’ve tried those paths

But still I am here

Paddling air, cause

My oar disappeared

And I’m getting bitter

Which wasn’t my wish

Stuck in this ocean

And I’m not a fish

But if there is a pill

That can help me grow gills

Find me a dock

There’s a script to fulfill

I’m an untied balloon

Who’ll be down to Earth soon

Just hear as I croon

To you like a loon

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