I bought a red balloon today
It was round and shiny and bright
I smiled as it gently swayed
All bouncy and floaty and light
I don't know why it made me happy
Tied to a piece of string
I suppose when we all feel ******
It helps us cope with things
It dazzled like a beacon up high
On this day so dark and grey
But it brought smiles to passers by
Something to brighten up their day
But then I looked at this balloon
As it glowed above my head
Its beauty and life will deflate soon
So I let it go instead
Fly little red balloon.....
It is about childhood and how simple things bring pleasure and smiles.
Then as an adult we become sceptical and the reality that nothing lasts forever kicks in... so I want to remember things (people) as new and not broken and destroyed.
So in some ways we are all that red balloon.