STRANDED ON THE RED PLANET

5 2 0
                                    

In cruel fate's dark, endless night
Luna's heart was lost, without a light
Eighteen years of orphanage pain
Followed by college life's vain refrain

Six months of bliss with Caleb's love
Crushed by Shirley's treacherous glove
Betrayal cut deep, like a knife
Leaving Luna shattered, lost in life

Inside the spaceship, tears fell free
Desperate buttons pressed, none set her free
Resigned to fate, she chose to fade
Starvation's slow, cruel shade

But then, a button's accidental press
Opened the hatch, and her heart's distress
Alien world, red sand and grey
No life, no sound, just endless day

Fear gripped her soul, like the planet's hold
Hesitant steps, with spacesuit cold
Rose-red sky, abandoned rocks
A desolate scene, heart-shocking knocks

A creaking sound, a robot's gentle pace
Luna's heart leapt with hope's fragile face
Ran to meet it, with desperate plea
But it destroyed her ship, her last decree

The sound blasted, Luna fell to ground
Unconscious, lost, without a sound
Everything black, her world went still
Abandoned, alone, on the red hill.

Luna's Journey continues!...

A HOME AMONG THE STARS  | Poetry |Where stories live. Discover now