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
Copyright © Terry Flood | Year Posted 2021
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