The Moon

It seems so out of reach and far

But we’ve been there before

We can be out among the stars

If someone would just open the door

About three days to get there

A couple billion to set up camp

There’ll be plenty of space to spare

And a little to revamp

The days there are 29 of ours

And there’s no shield from solar wind

It’ll be fought over by the powers

While the population is thinned

At first, there will be scientists

Conducting many different tests

This will be the quietest

Until more are sent on the quest

Entrepreneurs will show up next

To profit from the boom

Build up the annex

And lessen up the gloom

Two people will soon create

The first person not native to Earth

Wiping clean the cultural slate

Leading to a different worth

This new group of people

Will form their own identity

And they will be the sequel

Of those seeking serenity

But those back home won’t like that

They won’t understand the rationale

There’ll probably be a spat

But Earth will lose its morale

This new nation will be its own

And it’ll have its own structures

Its creation will be a milestone

A new age it will usher

But who’ll take the first step

In the plan to change the world?

“I’ll do it,” she says, “Yep!”

And her plan unfurled

With determination in her eyes

And hope in her heart

She’ll bring the human race to new highs

And everyone will be a part