mayday

Pause
I think I
Heard a sound
Just a distant static now
Signals the last goodbye
Our hope disappears with
The decommissioned satellite
Clear out of orbit

Mayday
We wait
Hesitating
In this haven
We thought was safe
Reacting to a riff in the airwaves
Backs to the wall
Young and old
We scrawl out our names
Save our souls
The message relayed
To outer space

A martyr
Is what we need
Although they’re
Getting harder to find
As we grow further apart
Misdirection
My sleight of hand
Hides all the cards

Give the call
Put the ball into play
All in all
Mayday

© 2009 by Matt Bonham