After a cosmic catastrophe teleports Earth toward the Andromeda Galaxy, a child and a guardian robot stand among the ruins. “The Guardians of a Lost Earth” is a hopeful sci-fi tale of survival, resilience, and the machines that came to save humanity.
These streets
are not just roads;
they hold our stories, and
embedded within them are our
poems.
chasing the sunbeam
across the carpet,
my dog finds happiness
in a single moment,
in a single ray of light.
the little girl next door
skips breakfast
to play outside in the same sun,
her stomach empty
because mommy bought gin
instead of milk - again
both enjoy the moment,
oblivious to the shadows -
but my dog isn't hungry.
Good men
won’t be found here.
Chivalry is long dead.
Here, we sit in shadows and hide
our scars.
Handcuffed
for buying a
flower from a roadside
vendor. America summed up
right there.
Walking
By me as I
Wrestle with my regret
She laughs, and for a short moment I
too smile
The way
you talk about
it, you seem to think that
time really does stand still in my
embrace
The taste
of my cigar
and the whiskey in my
gullet can’t fill the pit inside
my chest
staring
at Departures,
waiting with futile hope
that my flight’s not cancelled; let me
get home
Whiskey
dark chocolate,
smooth jazz, and some gritty
poetry are all that I need
tonight
Ron Sparks is a technology professional, science fiction and fantasy author and poet living in Zurich, Switzerland. His latest book "ONI: Satellite Earth Series Book 1" is available on Amazon.com.