Moon

I played marbles with the moon Taking it in my hand It was mine to command Feeling the cratered surface as I squeezed It left my hand with such ease In space there is no breeze Rolling through space My heart began to race As my breath kept pace Gravity pulling on the oceans below As the moons forces began to grow Space bending with an eerie glow The earth followed like a tethered ball Beckoning to the loving Moon's call Save me she said I do not want to burn Silly humans will they never learn At that moment I felt concern Passing all the planets one by one Heading with force towards the sun Lives may be lost for all time Because of a silly game of mine So I remain in a moonless space Left to ponder my disgrace I caught the Earth just in time Luckily the people are mostly fine The earth is sad it sheds salted tears The love of his life is no longer here A cosmic game resulted in great cost Look heavenward to see what was lost From here to the moon and back contest Written April 21, 2013