an experimental ficlet thing

Aug 18, 2009 01:32

Mars/unnamed first moon



silence and spin silence and spin silence and spin
ultra-saline water flows carves freezes
day night perihelion aphelion silence and spin

wheeeeee

what who curious tearing past catch her gotchya

hello hello hello around around race around you

i never knew anyone before except my brothers and sisters and sol

around around around race race race you are so strong

you are sweet
eager
that’s strange
time is as big as space
but i like it

race race race closer closer so attracted

wait be careful

im too close too fast youre too strong stop pulling me

i cant

pain
shatter
splinters shards hurtling down

NO

raining burning broken bones

no please
i don’t want to be alone anymore

rocks and craters

take you in
part of me
have you forever
miss you anyway
sweet one

The Mars rovers recently found evidence that Mars had moons prior to Phobos and Deimos. Their quick orbits eventually drew them too close, when they were torn apart by tidal forces, littering the surface of Mars with rock debris.
 

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