Balloon

Young people always run forth bravely
In order to seek out as yet unseen things
Adults run forth in a wandering fashion
In order to search for...
...what they have lost
Carrying a net,
I came across "that"
Right now within a cage,
It is being held prisoner
That future of ours,
It's been frozen in time since that day
When I look up at the sky,
Blue balloons were soaring
Though I was grasping it tightly,
Within these hands of mine
That most precious thing,
Is blown away in the blink of an eye
Young people always laugh innocently
Reality reflected within their eyes
Adults always laugh deceptively,
The truth hidden within their eyes
I folded a piece of paper,
Entrusting "that" to you
Within that paper crane,
It's hidden away even now
That world of ours,
It's been closed off since that day
When I look up at the sky,
Red balloons were soaring there
Even though I was holding on so tightly,
With those hands of mine
That most precious thing,
Is torn asunder in the blink of an eye
That voice that can be heard from within my heart,
It was asking me,
"Are you fine with just this?"
Having laid out my dream, I believed in tomorrow
It was just an inflated collection of selfish desires
Our very fate,
It has been decided from that day
Even now within these hands,
I hold onto a white balloon
Putting in my thoughts and feelings,
Tying it to the future
Putting in my hopes and dreams as well,
Sending it forth to the world
As for the hands of the clock,
Since they provide the answer,
In an act of my own choosing,
I release it into the sky
Translated by Descent87 (Ukwildcat387)