Lonely Orbit of an Ape Boy

They strapped me in with gentle hands. Fed me peaches from a silver

can. Flashed their teeth and said, "Be brave." Then launched me

from my jungle grave. A blink, a boom, a silent scream.

Now Earth's a fading Polaroid dream. The stars don't hum, they stare right

through. And no one told me what space would do. No vines to

swing, no breeze, no tree. Just metal walls and destiny.

A monkey ghost in a floating tomb. Orbiting death in a rocket womb.

Tell my troop I tried to be strong. But I don't think I have