Aerodynamic Forces of Lift and Drag

We were kites
Soaring high
With our heads in the clouds
Able to see far beyond the horizon.

And yet we let ourselves stay tethered by a single thin thread
Staying grounded
Rooted in the trees our parents were stuck in
Afraid of how high we might .

But I can think of no better way to find out
If we were really balloons
Than to let go
And fly