Stranded On the Planet

Stranded On The Planet Spun out with no controls, space craft exploded on the water Solid impact on the empty world, no land on this strange planet Saved by a fractured pod, captured capsule by the waves All else disintegrated in an instant on the day Somber sounds of liquid waves paraded in their solemn prayer Not much else remained Crashed and sunk as pods might do Stranded between two gray suns Glaring down from opposite directions Both horizons mocking the only soul alive Lit the one and only silver ocean; my new home Alone, alive, breathing alien thin air in desperate fear Pushed on forever to survive the silver sea before me Thirst forced me to consume the foreign drink Sweet but could mean something dire yet unseen Floating in the open my only option Not much else to do to pull me through Nutrients in the sea seem to sustain me No death by hunger or by thirst A curse much worse than that of crashing My damaged scales, torn metallic wings will hold me here Flying days are over now, under the unforgiving suns