telling aliens about mars 2112

you may not be aware

but we tried to predict

what life would be like out there.

we moved with convict-

ion to create our depiction

of a little Martian affair.

.

spaceship movie

transport circumscription

to this restaurant of fiction

with actors everywhere.

costumed, sitting pretty

in a red-rock chair,

Mars 2112 in new york city

was a great restaurant, I swear.

.

its closing, a dereliction,

a tragic nightmare,

unsaved by its moonlight night club prescription.

i wish to go back there,

catalog the nitty-gritty,

give a final benediction.

.

an immersive world, this mars-themed lair;

with culture, laws, and a kitchen —

a show and expensive food to pair.

found guilty by the serving committee

of a capital offense (wear-

ing stripes). servers acted with pity

when informing me of my conviction.

.

delightfully strong recollection

of childhood aware-

ness, a world beyond me.

i am feral in my support.

can’t we explore the stars-tion

using our imagination-aire?

a place where the idea of the thing matters most-y.