They Should Have Sent a Poet
30 Jan 2022Nazanin Tynon
There are days you doubt all the choices you've made in your life. You know the ones?- "Why didn't I study harder? Six month's on a janitor salary eating kelp and a second entrance exam would've been okay. A few more points is all it would've taken."
- "Why didn't I stand up to the platoon leader? Everyone thought he was an asshole, they would've corroborated. 'Indentured servitors' or not, that shit was not kosher."
- "Why did I say yes to a run of two weeks alone in the cockpit? One stop at a backwater outpost and then the same mind numbing loop back. Even a damn pirate would've been nice, at least someone to talk to for a few seconds before jumping away again. Maybe drop a few cans of biowaste to make it last. Bloody outpost didn't even have a bloody spa."
- "Why did I leave her..."
<sigh>
But this day - this day isn't one of those!
The thief
left behind
the moon in my window
- Ryoukan