Solitary

With all my feelings
And every thought
My body is drifting
Without command
 
Drawn into darkness
Collapsing night
A weird expression
Retracting height
 
A gleaming flicker
In stellar steams
Alike the lighthouse
Deep in my dreams
Why is there not a soul which tears away the shackles of my blight
Which sees me drowning in this vessel? I'm alone with mortal fright
While the waves are closing in upon my face
Adjacent yet so far, you're waiting patiently for my return
While I am suffocated by the thought of all I could not learn
If all my striving and my hopes would end out here
Fate has ordained
That the men who went to the moon to explore in peace
Will stay on the moon to rest in peace
These brave men
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin
Know that there is no hope for their recovery
But they also know
That there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice
These two men are laying down their lives
In mankind's most noble goal
The search for truth and understanding
In ancient days, men looked at stars
And saw their heroes in the constellations
In modern times, we do much the same
But our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood