Man On the Moon
If I could close my eyes and click my heels
and travel back in time,
I'd be at Apollo 11 Launch Pad,
on July 16 of 1969.
The original crew was only three,
but now there'll be one more.
We're headed for the moon,
where no one has been before!
Four days after launch,
we will reach our destination.
If I could only sneak off first, I thought,
it would be a great sensation!
Apollo 11 blasted off,
we left without a flaw.
I took along my camera
so I could film the things I saw!
20 July, we reach the moon.
We're excited there's no doubt.
Armstrong, when we finally land
will be the first one out.
I'm trying to think of a clever way
to beat him to the door.
If I were the first man on the moon,
I'd be famous for evermore!
But then I started thinking,
this is a dream, it isn't true.
I can't be changing history,
so there's just one thing to do!
So, I closed my eyes and clicked my heels
and traveled back to now.
Although the journey wasn't real
I enjoyed it anyhow!
Contest: "Close your eyes and click your heels"
Name: Ralph Taylor
Copyright © Ralph Taylor | Year Posted 2011
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