Mr. Space Man

Blast off in your rocket

to the outskirts of the galaxy.

Tell me what wonders you find

and the horrors you discover.

Did you find any life?

One to replace mine?

Maybe you have become a king

of a newly found colony.

Find the brightest of blue planets

and the dullest of grays.

Bring me a rock from each,

so I can have my own piece of space.

Wondering the time it will take you,

I wait and I wait.

But for what?

You may decide to stay in space.

Life out there must be much more thrilling,

compared to the dull life you lead down here.

“Please come back, Mr. Space Man.”

Space may be your adventure, but you are mine.

You get lost in the glimmer and gleam

of the most brilliant stars,

but I get lost in the deep ocean blue

of your eyes.

Gravity may pull you towards the earth,

but gravity pulls me towards you.

I want to join you out in there great beyond,

but it is your dream, not mine.

So I stay planted on land,

where my feet are stuck.

While you roam about the planets,

hopping from one to the next.

Have fun out there, Mr. Space Man.

Author's Note

Rough write of random ideas I got over breakfast this morning.

Reviews

[PatrickPink]

This is fantastic! You've seamlessly linked the extroverted exploration of the most unknown and hostile areas known to man with the tribulations of relationships and emotion. I don't know if you've seen the film Interstellar, but it flashed through my mind whilst reading this! All I'd say for criticism is maybe experiment a bit more with punctuation, only because I feel like the full stops can interrupt the smooth flow of the piece. Just something to consider, well done!!

[trying_to_write]

Thank you very much, I appreciate the feedback. It's funny you mention that movie because that's where I got my inspiration. I watched it a while back and was reminded of it by my sister and the ideas just flowed.