First Baby In Space

November 16, 2023

Born on the moon

one sixth of earth’s gravity

Reentry approaching

would your skeleton hold

Bones forming soft

g-forces awaiting

To welcome you home

—or break the new mould

(Listening To Mindscape: November, 2023)

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