Science Fiction - The Chant Poem by Paul Warren

The chant goes on "We are the dead"
as such a shocking song
In my head set it repeats "We are the dead"
Our mission was over
So we returned to Earth today
It had started once within we entered our system
"We are the dead" was all it said

There was no other transmissions
As we passed the moon we saw it's base was devastated
Then we orbited our world
Whilst we discussed what we were going to do
We would rendezvous with our earth space station
What happened next would depend on what we found

There was no trouble docking with our space station
We decided only one of us would go in
She would be using her spacesuit for added protection
The seal was broken and she stepped inside
She made her way to the command centre
As she walked closer it started again

They were all seated at their consoles
We are the dead was all they said
They had no heart beat or respiration
Some others were found in their beds
With the same chant on their lips
We are the dead repeated again and again
We decided to leave the space station

The Re-entry to Earth's atmosphere was routine
Putting us down near Sydney Harbour
And we rowed ashore we could see the people all sitting down
No pulse or respiration was found
They repeated the chant We are the dead

She was the first of us to go the same way
After a day she suddenly sat down and started the chant
We are the dead was all she said
And one by one we all sat and started the chant
It's been a week and I am sitting in my space ship
When a triangle appeared in the sky
And a team came down
We are the dead is all they heard you see
As I sat at the console no heart beat or breath from me.

© Paul Warren Poetry