In Another Life

In another life, I am an astronaut.

You are an astronaut.

We are among the first to walk on red soil, sleep under an alien sky.

We are not soldiers.

We are brave, bold explorers.

And I still had to leave you behind.

Even in another life, I lose you.

I lost you in the dust, in the wind, in the darkness.

You slipped through my fingers, again.

Even in another life.

And I had to leave you behind.

But in another life, I get to go back.

Pull you from the place where you suffered.

Pluck you from the stars and bring you home.