Cosmic Trip

Pastel skies collide with waves of atmosphere Through rockets blast on thunderous gaseous fire Hurled away from Spring time madness flowered Comforts of the Earth revoked Man owns the universe and all that's in it Cold has no name in deep space for color Planets run with rocks in celestial quirks of nature Through circular asteroid belts designed by black Take blankets of dark wrapped in permanent night Answer back at strangers who invade their space Warned to keep a distance from the stars Electronic noise with lights do not intimidate A leap of faith is needed when you travel Astronauts cover themselves in silver suites Filled with oxygen and sensors to detect To step outside the craft into the universe Outside themselves into the past Destinations measured become absorbed Stored in the books of knowledge In time it will all be sorted out Bound to have some meaning this time out Signals bounce from an antennae reaching Calculated at a distance to the nearest stars To be discovered as they are Inclinations on the not so new So far from home from our perspective Only a soft beat can be discerned Words have no sound in outer space No meaning from the start Only a murmur of humanity as matter Sounds a faint echo in the distant heart