They have large heads inflated like balloons
and everyone always gives them balloons but why?
They let go almost immediately
Baby Einsteins they all pose as
Mentally weighing the pull on a string
Testing its lift
Calculating wind speed/max. velocity/mass/volume
Energy is equal to matter crusted in their small dirty hands
Conducting those little soc-psych experiments in
Punishment v. reward
Baby Freuds they all resemble
Rolling the candy cigars around in their mouths
Chin tucking into the ducky decorated collar
Eyes narrowing at their mother
The balloon is the first thing they are given with the amazing concept:
Hold this or it will fly away
What? Can this be true? Impossible!
Baby Aquinases they all get Theology
This is an angel it must fly
Pure of intention they merge with the beyond
Their hot breath prayer ascends
Gone baby gone!
and
the
goat-footed
balloonMan whistles
far
and
wee
