Moon Attendant

 I dreamed a lonely world that’s not 

    Forsaken nor is stirred although it

Does get kinda lonely in my head.

The only issue, guv —

     Well, it’s about the girl I love.

I haven’t seen a hair of her in bed.

She must have gone away

    I really hate she couldn’t stay but there’s a

Whole entire village to sustain.

There’s lots of it to come you’re gonna

    Feel a little dumb

But every little error feeds my growing brain.

With all of us dependent

    On an astronaut attendant

To bring us food and water from the moon.

The reason I’m insistent

    Is the last girlfriend was distant and I’d not

Like to see her face again real soon.

Eighteen

When I was only 18 I had 

Seen a lot of things

Living under Father’s thumb — 

To little hope, I’d cling.

I tried to stay away from home 

As often as I could

A little time to see the world 

Would do enormous good.

I saw it was much bigger than

My father would confess

And lots to keep one entertained — 

Goodness, we were blessed.

We saw all of the buildings and 

We loved to walk downtown.

Things did not go South until 

The time I settled down.

Way too young to think so big; 

Alas, I made mistakes.

And through all fault of my unknown, 

My heart would have to break.

Some would look at my life now

And think I never mended

But lack of my material needs

Has been my true unending.