Thoughts of my family
Ripping my heart in two
Knowing I won't see them again, 
I don't know what to do
The moon looms before me
But unable to land
A crew waits with bated breath
For my every command
Fear etched in our faces
As we realize our fate
Rather we live or we die
Is not up for debate

Flashes of my children
Their laughter ringing in my ears
My wife's hand in mine
Cuts like a knife through my tears
Anquish in my heart
Like I have never known
I can't stop the aching pain inside
Of leaving you alone
Its getting harder to breathe
Is it from fear are my fright
My crew feels sheer terror
As we glide off in the night

Engulfed in this steel tomb
Orbiting the moon
Resigned to our fate
Hoping it don't come too soon
Helplessness I feel
Knowing there's nothing I can do
I hope my wife will understand
Death won't stop my loving you
If I could turn back the clock
It would never end this way
Its a thin line between life and death
And I don't have a say...

(C) Linda Hill 2011