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tcbswan
trace sheridan
United States

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drifting

captain's log
11.28-280407

we are drifting--
stagnant
inertial dampeners weak
warp core breach imminent
internal thrusters down
dilithium depleted
our EPS exausted

we sit and wait

the vortex's pull intense
relentless--
overwhelming, no defense
drawing us towards
inevitable
disintegration
an event horizon
where we cannot escape
helpless--
absorbed into blackness
some star's burial plot
vaporized and
becoming nothing

geordi's voice
echoes those long ago

"i just can't do it captain"

"i
don't
have
the power..."

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tcbswan Comment by: tcbswan - 2007-11-10 09:41
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gee thanks guys--appreciate the read and the comments. i hope to do some reading soon. email me if you have something special you want me to read. best,
t.
vampirina Comment by: vampirina - 2007-11-08 07:01
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I appreciate this 1) being a Trekkie 2) because it's beautiful. The last stanza grabs you with its poignancy and tenderness. Good stuff, Trace.
dbhollin Comment by: dbhollin - 2007-11-04 15:39
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Still breaking down the space time continueum,
My thrusters are go!

db
LadyMoon Comment by: LadyMoon Online- 2007-10-30 06:57
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How beautiful. The ending was certainly fitting, the voice, the tone, the rhythm fixed in mind.

I'm reading Ginsburg's 'Kaddish,' and for some reason, it reminds me of the style of writing he's created, if it were to be turned into the same structure.

Again,
Well done! :)
MEA da POET Comment by: MEA da POET - 2007-10-22 15:05
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I always enjoy anything you have done..as always beautiful :)
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