Cursor spins, mind spins, system down.

Senses expand, limbs numb, gravdrive stumbles.

Close files, open senses, craft scan.

Mind investigates computer, family in memories.

Systems demand complacency, soul demands otherwise.

Empty space caresses hull, unwelcome shudder?

Quantum phone static, Daughter’s smile missed.

Ten light years per silent hour.

Three centuries life, one slowly past.

Stars Surround, I Alone, Composite World