One by one, it seems

Our joy from childhood dreams

quickly falls away.

Until the day

None of those dreams remain.

 

The red balloons

We let loose to fly

Those floating memories of our youth

Passing by, high in the sky

Our childhood days

Sometimes, misguided ways

They made us cry.

 

The laughter we had then

Beyond recapture

We will never live again.

That glimmer in our eyes

That little sparkle fades and dies.

Until it’s gone.

 

Flying castles in the air 

built so everyone could share.

But they’ve melted away.

Our lonely fears 

throughout those years.

have now turned to dust.

 

The promises we made 

Those secret places, 

That we used as hideaways

The stories we’d trade

of unrequited love. 

Forever lost