He’s splitting from this scene

A one way trip out of here

Won’t miss cold hearted people

Nor a putrid stench in the air

Follow him on his escape

Breaking free of Earth’s atmosphere

Leaving a chilled, lonely place

To a place where he won’t have to care

Jettisoned past a lonely moon

Pocked with crests, craters, and bowls

Moon faces a blue planet

Moans about never met goals

Pulled past a red planet

Compelled by a bright, ringed one

Strewn of lime washed colors

Angel’s halo surrounding a new Eden

Certain the rings will provide

Peace he’s desperate to find

World of promises broken

Glad to have left it behind

A cold and quiet voyage

His friend the nothingness of space

Comforted by a full flask

And a gun brought along just in case

A long journey made in time

Decades passed in a blink of an eye

He contemplated his solitude

Didn’t want you to see him cry

Nearing rings turn to icy rocks

Shards threaten to kill soon

Pulled and slung by boot heals

Landing on a cloudy, gray moon

Gasped and choked on poisoned air

Tossed around by murky sea

Biting cold burns fingers and toes

All he wanted was to be free

His pride won’t let him return

To a blue spec in the abyss

No longer bound by earthly ties

A life passing he surely will miss