in this age of wires and robots
when science has broken the old stories
into equations and graphs
each part of a star labeled and reduced
into component fact
the bright tail of a comet
the shining face of the moon
the wobbling path of an asteroid falling
forever
no one considers the old gods anymore
instead
we hold our breath
while a white ship glides
ascending on a wave of fire
cutting cleanly through the atmosphere
on her descent
all orchestrated
by dreamers who hold her steady
and steer her true
in this age, heroes
who wear helmets and oxygen tanks
and walk through space
alone
must stand on the shoulders
of engineers and programmers
people whose first language is computer
and have a hard time translating into
mere human
this is the age of power
when a little child’s plaything
harnesses the lightning
and chaos defines the order
of the universe
new myths are being told
to explain . . .
the stars
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