Sci-fi poem "Last Thoughts of a Cosmic Fighter Pilot" originally published August 2011 in the webzine Aphelion and also published October 2016 in the webzine Altered Reality Magazine and August 2023 in the now out-of-print speculative poetry collection Cosmic Journeys and Gothic Visions.
Background image above by yours truly.
Last Thoughts of a Cosmic Fighter Pilot
Shields and thrusters spent;
Photon cannon dead.
Adrift on the line
As saucers break through.
Warning sirens blare
While fried circuits blow.
Smoke blurs reddened sight
As I think of you.
Recall soft green grass
Beneath our bare feet.
Hear birds sing sweetly
As they welcome spring.
Spy your smiling face;
Taste your loving lips.
Feel heated passion
As my ship explodes.
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