Halloween 2025: I’d Like to Be an Astronaut 🇺🇸

Helmet locked. Goggles down. Gloves tight. Knee pads strapped.

E-scooter humming—engine like a heartbeat.

Zero gravity. One with the wind.

Rocketing through the city—lights streak, asphalt blurs.

Riding a burning light. Alive.

Apollo 13 in my mind—Lovell, Swigert, Haise.

Crippled ship. Oxygen low. Power slipping.

Houston racing. Duct tape. Nerve. Brilliance.

Fragile lifeboat holding impossible dreams.

They made it back. Alive. Scarred. Triumphant.

The city hums under me.

The wind screams.

Streetlights bleed like stars.

I am speed. I am courage. I am motion.

Halloween 2025 isn’t candy.

It’s pulse. It’s adrenaline.

It’s zero gravity in your chest.

It’s streaking past the ordinary.

Riding a rocket. Burning bright lights.

Alive.

Scott L.

Born Blessed in South Korea in 1969 and raised in Baltimore, I’ve built a career with 20 years in customer service and 10 years in behavioral health. The crowning jewel of my studies came when I earned the only passing grade of an A from a Harvard professor — a true master of the craft of Shakespeare

And the English language, whose guidance opened the gateway to worlds of imagination, discipline, and wonder.

Married for 25 years, I share the good life with two dogs (Isabella and Juliet) and one cat named Maddie. In my free time, I enjoy writing, biking, gospel music, and spending time with my pastor and friends.

https://www.eastwindpoems.site
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