Letters from Mars

After all these years of having a home

I’m now forced to roam

Among those who are as cold as stone

The rattle in a closet full of bones,

It’s unclear what kind of outcome

Seems too often the clouds block the sun

The weight of betrayal seems to weigh a ton

Beset by situations that have me on the run,

A new chapter in life entitled “The Bitter End”

Barely subsisting devoid of friends

Regrets and recollections all seem to blend

I think I’ve been pushed as far as I can bend,

An intriguing series of letters from Mars,

Sometimes I read them to overcome the mental scars

A silent sanctuary located among the stars

I gaze at the “Red Planet” from afar,

She had eyes of green as she awoke from her trance

I found myself gripped by a celestial romance

Could I cross the interstellar distance and take a chance?

Being guided by these extraterrestrial implants,

She is now my extrasolar mate

Saving me from a depressingly lonely fate

Her alien metabolism seems to resonate

Love that my starry eyed princess and I can recreate,

Now I dream of the angry red planet

Living far underground beneath granite

I no longer miss earth with my scarlet princess, Janet

Now we relax and enjoy blue pomegranates.