BALLOONS

/ ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE HALF DOZEN / balloon, dream, hope, life, loneliness, reality / By

Some children hold onto their balloons until they deflate. Others release their balloons into space. In these illustrations each balloon is a word.

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DEPENDENCE: I let go of these balloons. Because I don't want to spend my whole life at the mercy of others.
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LONELINESS: I hold onto this balloon. Because I am alone, but that was never my heart's desire.
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DREAM: I let go of this balloon. Because I want to be able to dream something different again and again.
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LIFE: I hold onto this balloon. Because not everything can be dreams and I have to live some things too.
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HOPE: I hold onto one balloon and I let go of the other. Because no matter how hard I try, I cannot fully surrender to my hopes.
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REALITY: I hold onto this balloon. Because I have no other choice.