Contemplation I

I'm almost certain,
That as a space ship leaves a ragged trail across the sky
and ceramic tiles flake and burn away
those inside shake like a can of paint
and one turns to the other and says
“y'know, we still got to be in outer space,”
and the other says
“But it's all over now!”
They were right.

I'm almost certain,
that before getting mauled by a tiger
someone has thought,
“this is such a beautiful animal
to die by,
it sure beats Alzheimer”

I am certain
that as I lay awake
and think how it all ended up
I won't be riding any spaceships
or visiting any zoos
for a long time.