Will You Make Our Ship Go?

“We Look for Things That Make Us Go,” Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 3, Episode 17
 
We looked for things that made us go
but didn’t know how or where to start –
we are far from home
 
and now we’re tired of being alone.
Steps took are outlined on this chart:
we looked for things that made us go
 
back to our planet to a time long ago
to work things out, to do our part.
         We are far from home.
 
We didn’t listen, we made no bones,
left footprints sooting sky as if some art.
We looked for things to make us go.
 
The Terran sky was lazuline blue, so
beautiful; if we only had a heart
we wouldn’t be so far from home.
 
This place is a less forgiving biome.
         We thought we were so smart.
We look for things that make us go...
we are far from home, so far from home.


John C. Mannone

John C. Mannone always dreamed of flying to the moon with a spaceship built from junkyard salvage (like the Hardy Boys). Contact him through jcmannone@gmail.com and/or https://jcmannone.wordpress.com/.

Art by Carol Dickerson: https://www.caroldickerson.com/home.php  .