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When Balloons Pop

October 2, 2017 4 Comments

When Balloons Pop

By Levi J. Mericle

Life is a party we are all invited to. Each person is a balloon of a different shape and color. Some roam free to fly solo, but many fly in a crowd. Some rise to new heights while others remain in eyesight. But all balloons have one thing in common. They eventually pop.

I was born just like you; a balloon that rises yet succumbs to an inevitable death.

Essentially, isn’t Earth one large balloon? Awaiting its day to pop from the galaxy and from existence?

When it happens, will we be remembered?

Or will the party of life simply stop?

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  1. Bobby Warner says

    October 2, 2017 at 11:30 am

    Beautifully done metaphor of life as a balloon! Very well written. I congratulate you on a job well done!

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  2. junaiduddin says

    October 2, 2017 at 12:54 pm

    I love being a party balloon rather a condom

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  3. Anita Bodle says

    October 2, 2017 at 3:45 pm

    So well written. Love this.

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    • werthworld says

      October 3, 2017 at 11:21 am

      I liked this concept a lot, but couldn’t get over the grammar error in the first sentence. Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.

      Reply

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