Distant Star

A distant star I do lend my gaze
Despite the barrier of thick haze
A curious question I send to its glint
A twinkle returns as a flame from flint

I reach out with my mind and send a thought
To my brother that stares back who may be distraught
We are not alone, but may as well be
Technology may try, but there is no guarantee

That we and our brethren may ever be together
Forced to stare at each other through the haze forever
I drop my gaze from the star and focus it around
At the chaos we create that would better be unfound

It is better this way my brother from afar
Better that we remain just a distant star
For if our civilizations ever did touch
We would demand your help as a crutch

To fix the problems that we already created
Because reason and logic were never mated
Greed and suffering would poison us all
Better you simply witness mankind's fall

As an observer and nothing more
Let us perish we earned this war.