The Astronauts
earth’s one blue eye stared back at them
they were smaller than they’d ever been
they were smaller than they’d ever been
& after the descent, giants for a day
or was it a month? everything looked paler
or was it a month? everything looked paler
the space to their wives unbreachable (what was it like?)
vodka peyote Church of the Latter Day Saints
vodka peyote Church of the Latter Day Saints
they couldn’t see a way back
one sells autographs at Star Trek conventions
one sells autographs at Star Trek conventions
another took to acrylics but did the moondust last?
or is he in his backyard at midnight
or is he in his backyard at midnight
rubbing dirt particles into fabric
to cut and fix on beaten plywood; to sell a gritty dream
to cut and fix on beaten plywood; to sell a gritty dream
a speck of possibility
out beyond the reaches of possession
out beyond the reaches of possession
