within space debris
beyond no return
my daughter puts stickers
of Malibu Barbie
all over my helmet
a reinforced hose
connects to the back
for breathable air
my magnifier lens
with LED lights
turn Venus brighter
light years away
I have fallen in love
with things I imagine
garlic potatoes
and veal scaloppini
are sucked from a tube
I sleep like a tortoise
ten thousand years
without blinking
the ping of a xylophone note
like ivory cracking
restarts my heart
my wife and her boyfriend
are aging much faster
than me
I write in my journal
then transmit it home
today I offer forgiveness
