Stop it.
Stop releasing paper lanterns
The flesh of your loved ones will never be warmed by the tiny flame
The mass of twinkling dots never reflected in their eyes
(What's wrong with stars, anyway?)
Their souls untouched by whatever message you sent up with it
As insubstantial as a breath, and gone twice as quickly
It is your soul the flickering candles warm
No one else's
Where do you think they go?
Nowhere
They stay right here
A nuisance, once your whispered love fades
As well to write "I LOVE YOU" on a plastic six pack beer can holder
And drop it in the ocean
The dead and dying sea life
A beautiful tribute
To the one you miss
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Stop it
Stop releasing balloons
The bones of your loved ones will never see them
The latex doesn't go anywhere
It stays right here
Falls right back to earth
A waste
Garish rubber, besmirching this world
And never brushing the next
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Just stop it.
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Thank you for reading, and for not releasing balloons and paper lanterns! Please leave a comment so I can easily reciprocate.
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L.C. Schäfer
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