The Cardboard Astronaut
He was a cardboard astronaut
Flying two dimensional missions
To save the galaxy
From the dangerous outer spacemen
His mother was starting to worry
He would sit in that cardboard box for hours on end
Just making laser blast sound effects
As the box rocked back and forth
On the floor of his room
Each day he spent more and more time in his cardboard spaceship
They would call to him
“Billy time for dinner”
But he would never come out until his mission was complete
They would knock on the box
But they would be no reply
Then suddenly his mission would be over
He would emerge from the box in his astronaut underwear
He never spoke about what happened in the box
Other than to say “I have to save the planet Mom”
The next morning in the middle of breakfast he stood up
“I have to go ---they need me now” He said
His mother yelled at him
“Come back to this table right now young man”
He just kept running
His mom followed him down the hallway
She watched as he leapt into the cardboard spaceship
He closed the lid
The realistic sounds of laser fire came from the box
She heard what sounded like an explosion
And then Billy screamed
She pried open the lid and Billy was gone.
BAC 04/15/14
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