Mighty, mighty Satellites
Together, we preserve the tide
We wax, we wane, though never fade
Our force detected through the day
We’re New, we’re Full, we’re Gravity
No Cloud obscures the Light we see
A pow’r couple, acting odd
We, dwellers in the City of God
What if my blink lasts an extra beat more
Unintended, I cannot explain
What if while this, my inhale I implore
Is reality seeking to feign?
Gravity, come, take your match by the hand
Ether has waited for this
Fluttering eyes, staccato breath
So much words culminate in a kiss
In orbit, us
Sometimes suspended between worlds seen and unseen
I wonder
Ever did you close your eyes on Earth
Ignore my gravity and pretend
I was your Venus
Happiness takes its leave
Executed
As a tablecloth trick
By an amateur
Sudden
Noisy
Hope, desire and promises
As silver, crystal and china
Lose
Clashing again with gravity
The guy in the bow tie
His lovely assistant
The only half-expectant spectators
Shake their heads
Murmur something and linger
But they do move on
The curtain falls
Only I remain
Needing to know
What went wrong
Who’ll clean up this mess
Am I the only soul
Who stood in earnest?
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