Tethers

Tethers I stole upon a lusty wind To gain the Summer sky. A slender tail Sustained me well As I began to climb. Uplifted to fantastic heights Yet higher still I sought But, lo, my frame Could nothing gain No matter how I fought. For from below the tether bold, A simple length of string, Restrains my urge And every surge Else I would wander free. A snap and I am reeling hard, Convulsively I spin. Untethered I Am wielded by A juggernaut of wind. Oh would that I were tethered now, Complicit with the breeze. It's where I ought To be and not Entangled in these trees.