floating through the air

i'm a big balloon
floating through the air
I have a long string
it flails around
unattached,
I float higher and higher
stuck in the clouds

please someone grab it
hold it tight,
keep me grounded

please someone let me go
don't hold me back

back and forth
hold it
let it go

the string is my physical form
the balloon is my mental state
I've always had a love-hate relationship with my physical form.
give the string for free to anyone willing to grab it
pull the string away and never let anyone get close

keep the string taut
maintain a safe distance from its holder

Wait, I don't need another to keep me grounded
another to prove I'm worthy
I can hold my own string

holding my string
complete and aware
healthy safe
being my whole self
I show up in the world
grounded and flying high