Astronaut

Posted on by Reena Saxena

Are you God? And why are you
a formless voice?

Look at the parachute; the sky hums
It is fluffy, it is grey, it feels like a cloud
But it will take you to places unknown

So, shall I abandon the skywalk and jump
unsupported into un-space unknown?

Aren’t you abandoned, Sunita? You are homeless
planet-less, and nothing pulls you down. Don’t wait
for your bones to give away, they need structures
to recognise you as their own

Here I come,
whoever-you-are,
but let me explore
then let them know
if they still care
-I’m a stranger
to all those worlds
unknown
but I’m sure to hear
unearthly welcome songs
a different kind of music
to make my boat float
without the oceans
without the air
and without gravity
that holds a planet
in captivity

Poetics: Reimagining the Familiar

16 thoughts on “Astronaut”

  5. Reminds me of that song…”ground control to Major Tom your circuit’s dead there’s something wrong…can you hear me Major Tom…can you here…am I sitting in a tin can….” a troubling concept……

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  7. An astronaut arguing with God, and ready to take the plunge into the unknown! Certainly this is far out of the bounds of what is known scientifically, and what is expected. (Love your new header btw.)

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