Balloon Wishes....... [littering; Consumer Consequences; Me] Poem by Bri Edwards

I'm not a fan of celebrating, at least not with throw-away things.
And about all I like to see flying in the air...... are animals with wings.
So I was not impressed when the neighbor tied balloons all along the fence.
She even tied one where a nearby thorn bush broke it; did she have no sense?

Adults and little kids gathered in her back yard, complete with kiddie pool,
and, being a good neighbor, I did not complain. I'm really not a fool.
But, near the party's end, I noticed balloons flying through the air,
and they did not escape by accident, but on purpose, I do swear.

Well, I guess I should say they were released, and I watched them sail away,
up towards the tall tree tops. I thought some might land in trees and stay.
But they all managed to keep flying, and I heard the neighbor say
'Make a wish' each time a balloon took flight.... on that sunny day.

I watched the balloons with fascination, each with a ribbon tail,
and it kind of WAS attractive as toward the 'wild blue yonder' they did sail.
BUT, Hell, I think it's BAD when balloons end up in landfill piles,
AND I think it's worse to litter who-knows-what, who-knows-where, even though
they brought some smiles.

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[And now I've added, years later, at Tomas Prato's suggestion:
'Comment: Yes, one more stanza about the neighbor lady who put up all those balloons and caused so much litter somewhere someplace. She deserves a bit of Bri-mockery.']:

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The party was over, and all the party balloons were dispersed,
SO, upset as I was, I approached my neighbor and loudly cursed:
'God Damn! How dare you promote environmental degradation! ',
to which she turned her back and mooned me. No exaggeration!

[nice ass though]