Tuesday, August 7, 2007

balloon heaven

i was middle-aged and business-normal
i was holding a little girl's hand
and she was holding a big red balloon

we were walking in the crowded city sun
the sidewalk was making us move faster

a man jumped to his death nine buildings in front of us

i told the little girl to release the balloon
so the man could go the heaven through it
while people ran past
with open, gasping faces

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