This empty space Is so cold There is numbness here A slowing of life , of thought Occasionally visited by a confused delusion in a half waking dream That leaves too soon There is no life here Only death Hope left an age ago I just wait now Mourning is done And I spin... A centrifuge of nausea With chunks of ***** floating by In a decided manner And the air thins as awareness fades Just how long will this take? They never really taught me that in astronaut school.