“Alpha Centauri,” you said
pointing to a bluish star
the color of your eyes.
“Seven percent of the speed of light
and we could be at Bc in 80 years.”
“The Orion Engine, “ I thought.
Quick calculations and I figure our
great grandchildren would be in
high school.
A long ride without the pay off of
the desired destination. I wondered
if it would be worth it.
Well, without a stem cell longevity
miracle I guess we won’t make the trip,
but I’d be honored to have our ashes
mingle with the void between solar
systems along the way baby.
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Steve B Howard
Steve Howard's self-published collection of short stories Satori in the Slip Stream, Something Gaijin This Way Comes, and others were released in 2018. His poetry collection Diet of a Piss Poor Poet was released in 2019.
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