Space Rock Poem by Barry Middleton

since time began and the fall of man
I cannot find my home

when I look back I just see black
so onward I must roam

I flew past stars and got to Mars
and looked down at the Earth

too many souls to suit my goals
and nothing there of worth

I'm outward bound so I turn around
someday I hope to land

on a tear to who knows where
it's not the way I planned

an asteroid in a coal black void
careening out in space

to find a light that shone one night
my cratered resting place