a walk

i was so frustrated. i was so annoyed. so i pulled on my kangaroo shoes and headed out of my house for a little walk. i wanted to walk everywhere and nowhere. i wanted to get lost, to find a rabbit hole to fall into. i hadn't noticed until i was a block away, but it was raining--the heavy, slow rain drops. and then my sky blue hoodie started to be scattered with darker shades of sky blue as i continued walking under a sky of gray. i then noticed a piece of chewed, white gum on the concrete of the sidewalk. i never understand how people can still throw their gum out of a moving car window or even on a walk, when i think everyone has experience first hand the terrible feeling of stepping on a chewed piece of gum--the stringed path, the sticky fingers, the sad soles. i then saw a missing dog sign. the little terrier of a dog was dressed like a princess. and he didn't look too happy about it. i wondered if he ran away so he could be his own dog, a dog without a crown or frilly skirt. and then i spotted a long string drifting toward the sky with different colored triangular flags attached until it reached the top where a dark blue balloon waved to the cars below, to me. i wondered if the balloon had ever crashed to the ground in a fit of exhaustion, tired of the wind pushing it around. i thought maybe i should take scissors with me next time i go for a walk and set the balloon free. and let him join the dog.