A Different Air To Breathe

A different air to breathe,

will you be able to survive?

Gravity dragging you down,

pushing you against the ground

and you feel all the movements,

all the travelling through space

on this huge foreign rock.

See into your mind, child,

memories of a different home,

callous hands of emotion

grasping for you, pulling you to your feet,

pushing you forward,

mercilessly,

relentlessly.

And all those crazy nights

seem so far away,

so far away,

obscured by some fog,

foggy time.

And all you have is yourself.

Will you be able to survive

on this strange planet?




First published here.