Careless

Unforgiving, winter winds
blow harshly from your lips
like deceitful misleading whispers
behind your taunting kiss
As desperate as I was
to give our kite some air
I placed the bind in your hands
and left it in your care
You stood and watched it rise
too high to be alone
But did not pull back tightly
to quickly bring it home
The breeze carried it away
with those tiny grains of sand
Because you let the strings
loosen from your careless hands