Lonely Little Planet
23 Jan 2016Terra Sheer
It looks so small ... way out there, torn between two suns that look like they don't want anything to do with one another.12k light seconds is a long ways to wait for your warmth.
"You sure look like a lonely little thing," I say.
It doesn't answer. They never do. Antisocial bastards.
The light fades as I pull farther away from anywhere warm in the universe.
My scanner clicks on. Scanning. 10 ... 9 ... 8 ....
"Looks awfully cold down there," I mumble.
"It is," the little rock answers.
...
1 ... 0!
I leave. It's best not to stay when they talk back.