KBKS 2 - This Happened Before The Last

I think I’ll blame the Tequila

And way too much reading of certain Sci-Fi authors

Otherwise I have zero defense for this mad idea

I want to go to the moon and I don’t care how it happens

Everyone has a bucket list

At least lots of people do especially after that movie

And since the diagnosis I’ve decided that I’m kicking mine in

Before my body betrays me and succumbs to the sickness

I’ve got about a year

So I’m doing the easiest thing on my list and I’m going to the moon

How? A sane person might ask

I’ll try to explain this madness:

Ever seen the movie The Right Stuff?

Regardless I’ll elaborate on the scene I’m talking about

Yeager takes his NF-104A on a zoom climb to an altitude record attempt

There’s a rocket motor on the tail of the aircraft for high altitude thrust

Reaction nozzles on the fuselage assist in maneuvering in the thin air

It looks like he could get into space almost

I cashed in my retirement fund, sold my house, my collections, and moved

Here in the high desert with my truck and my dog, Dog

I can gaze out at the dry lake bed next door and think about what I’ll do

I’m seeing a guy about some surplus rocket motors tomorrow

I found an old Learjet online this morning only twenty miles away

It’s being sold for salvage

But it looks like it’s all there

I have to hurry

My left big toe has gone numb on me

I cut myself shaving today too

My hand jumped for no damn good reason

And wouldn’t stop shaking for an hour

Not enough time, dammit!