I Am Balloon Boy

After school i went home and was playing with my older brother
and mom and dad have this totally cool but super secret balloon that can take you anywhere in the world
but they keep it locked up so we can't get in it
but my brother figured out a way to get under the gate that has the balloon in it
and he sneaked me in
and it was sooo cool
and then i got in the balloon
and he said do you want to go up?
and i said yeah
and he said mom and dad will be mad
and i said i dont care
and then he was about to do it
but i got really scared that once i got up i would never be able to come back down again
and i wouldnt ever see my mom or dad or scruff (our dog)
and it made me really sad and i started to cry
and then my brother said well why dont we just make pretend you went up
so i got out
and he made the balloon go up
and it went really high
like real real far up
till we could barely see it anymore
and then i went in the attic
and just stayed there for a long time
imagining what i was doing in the sky
and when our parents got home from their nontraditional jobs
my brother told them that i was up in the balloon
floating over the glorious rocky mountains
where the air is thinner and sweeter
but when the police came
he still told them that i was up in the balloon
but then later when the balloon landed and there was no one inside
they were going to start a search for me
but my brother said no
he's been right here the whole time
and now my parents are worried
and a lil stressed out
and mom has been holding me to her bosom for 4 hours
so i guess i am just home and safe and my mom and dad love me
and i still had a cool imaginary adventure

(which cost the state of colorado millions of dollars)

[this was an extended metaphor.]