the first
time I left the Earth
i feared my life
in the gaping open
the second time
I left the Earth
I felt the separation of
isolation. I split several atoms
the third time
I left the Earth
I did not miss you
and did not want to return
the fourth time I
left the Earth
I tried
to take you with me
but
you refused to come
the fifth time
I left the Earth
I begged forgiveness
from the trees
and they cried
the 6th time I left
the Earth I did
not sing
and no one heard
the 7th time I left
the Earth
I took a handful
of soil
and promised to return.