By Scott Bailey © 2026
Against the backdrop of the stars
In floats
Frozen
Preserved
A book
One day
Alien eyes might find it
Decode it
Understand it
Learn about the world
That discarded such things
And why it died

In response to malformed_poetry’s poem
https://www.threads.com/@malformed_poetry/post/DVgXwLPDFyo?xmt=AQF0MJiuJr8yIQVNq_B8_feG9kAAS8wE8NWveACcfvS9GdoA0MairteAKO6Md8FxrzrrII8&slof=1