Balloon

I'm tethered to an arm
and I'm waving in the breeze.
I'm buffeted along swiftly,
but I'm falling to my knees.
I'm sinking slowly all the while
but someone is filling me with air
to replace the lightness of love
that lifted me so high above.
And I will never leave the ground again
until someone punctures through my skin
and the force frees me from within.
I'm grounded.