Ode to Death

I was scared of death

until she came,

until she came,

until she came

for me.

The first time she looked me in the eye

and told me her name. She

offered me chocolate. She

showed me the appearances,

the face of the game.

 

The second time, I

summoned her in order

to get closure on what was

previously lost,

and not being able to bear

the grief, I dove into her waters

and gave my life as it was too

painful to continue.

 

The third time she told me

there is no wasted time,

nothing to be guilty for,

and the availability of the dead

to fill us with light.

 

 

Bennu

Today I read in the paper,

the Osiris-REx we sent is 12 miles away from you.

For now, we will be as owls, with our eyes

zooming millions of miles away out

and zooming far enough in to see if there is

a speck of something as small as a penny

on the surface of you, waiting

for the right time to touch you.

Will you feel safe to share yourself?

Will you trust us by then?

 

You are primed to collide with the

Earth in around 1900 years.

We are simply preparing for

your visit for

you may have special requirements,

tastes,

food allergies,

maybe we are learning you

in order to

learn how to be

a better receiver

to you, or

my very favorite hunch~

we are simply looking for

a source of Rhenium,

for purposes to be seen.

 

In any case, we cannot know

until 2023 whether we have been successful

in our mission, because that’s how long it would take

to return.