~Low Battery~

“My battery is low 

And it’s getting dark.”

Your final message lit

Quite the spark.

The day you were launched

Gave all of us hope,

But that dust storm 

Was thick as smoke.

We all miss you and

Spirit is now alone.

Even after 90 days

You never came home.

You were a good girl,

As we all know.

If only you had lasted

And your battery wasn’t so low.

We thought all you had

Was a mere 90 days,

But you lasted 15 years

And set the world ablaze.

You taught us so much

I just want you to know,

You went places nobody

Else would dare go.

You will always be loved

Forever in my heart,

No matter how big

You will always be a part.

“My battery is low

And it’s getting dark.”

Your last transmission 

Really did leave a mark.