When I was thirteen,
I would ride my bike
to the library and
beeline to Sci-Fi
I’d fish out fat books;
a trilogy at least and
have a blast in space
released of all gravity
I’d float in a different place
considering time, consciousness
and race—and human humility.
Rocket-man landed expanded
Mar 20, 2019
Mar 20, 2019 at 10:52 AM UTC
When I was thirteen,
I would ride my bike
to the library and
beeline to Sci-Fi
I’d fish out fat books;
a trilogy at least and
have a blast in space
released of all gravity
I’d float in a different place
considering time, consciousness
and race—and human humility.
Rocket-man landed expanded
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