One Way Ticket

It’s vast and its infinite, it never ends It goes on forever, no corners no bends Planets are specks in the void that is space Stars are the glitter that keep them in place I passed all the tests of wit, strength and skill They asked me to lead, I told them I will For ten years we’ve thrust through the void aforementioned We shall not return, we shall never be pensioned A planet who’s star that no telescope glimpsed The home to which all of humanity limps I captain my family, they serve as crew A format I know is familiar to you I won this position through moral stability My physical strength and mental agility This journey we make through laborious black Entrusted to those who refuse to look back My children may live to see our destination Their mission to create a new human nation Though ten years have gone, since we fled that last war I doubt I can stand thirty-seven years more My wife shares the helm with my kids buckled in I dribble a bit down my chinny chin chin I’m losing my mind, and it’s a sure bet It’s down to my kids yelling... ‘Are we there yet?’ 14 January 2021 Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker Contest: Musings on Space