Early one fall morning
when no one was looking
I launched my own satellite
right out of the backyard
watched it go straight up- felt the big boom as it broke free and arced westward- on its way
watched until it was a little star, moving fast- stable orbit
the kids down the street waiting on the bus loved it- wanted me to do it again
I yelled back it was a oner and to have a good day at school
now don’t be jealous
you can borrow my satellite anytime
I barely use it
hell- nobody's paying attention- launch your own
and like I said, feel free to use mine
but I’m telling you- you can see some shit from way up there…
actually- I was grilling chicken
but it was seven thirty on a beautiful morning
and the great thing about a grill fire
other than hot grilled food
is you can’t leave it
so I was indulging in my surroundings
and it’s just fun to imagine life at Cape Canaveral.