we have a lot of balloons

what are the cost

of all

those balloons?

all that confetti

falling from the roof.

people

are hungry, homeless,

needing

medical

attention.

so much is broken that

needs fixing.

but we have balloons.

we have

music,

we have celebrities

kissing

across the room.

we have balloons,

filled with the hot air

of platitudes.

look at the thousands

of them

floating to the floor,

red white

and blue.

it's a silly world at times.

a clown

show

of insufferable

buffoons.