Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Cold Equations

There's only so much fuel. I never did
Anything. And fuel translates to thrust.
I didn't. All I did was that I hid
Myself and stowed away. I just
Wanted to see my brother. If a mass
Is moved by so much thrust it moves so far.

I don't deserve to die. With so much gas
And so much thrust, the masses involved are
Very precise.
I'm on my way to him,
But spaceships move so slowly. It can take
A pilot and a ship.
Then on a whim
I stowed away. With more it cannot make
Planetfall.
I have to say goodbye.
The extra mass would mean that we both die.

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