There sit ninety-six
lonely waste bags
resting on the Moon
left behind by astronauts
The historic Apollo program
careful weight decisions
before returning to orbit
ensuring a safe liftoff
excrement and urine with
no air, weather or bacteria
nothing breaks down
the way it does on Earth
there they remain preserved
not petrified
for quiet decades
In all its phases
environmental reality
of space travel
every gram mattered
every choice critical
a small detail from
one giant leap in
human history
as a reflection of
the planet left behind








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