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Another Balloon
February 26, 2024
Happiness is the balloon you won at the carnival
It’s colorful
It's fun
It completes your wanting heart
and you cherish it
But sometimes your hand slips
And steadily, happiness floats away
So you learn to grip it tight
Not to lose it to negligence
Sometimes your balloon pops
Crippling your spirit with shock
But every tragedy passes through
You can blow up another balloon
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I wrote this poem in my creative writing class where my teacher encouraged us to post a revised piece of our choosing. I decided on this particular work because of its musicality and message. There's a lot of bad in the world today, so people--myself included--need reminders that happiness may be fragile, but also possible to regain; you need only seek it.