when i was small i snuck out
down the hall so i could see
the Star Trek episode my dad
watched and it always scared
me so much that i would puke
and be discovered but it was
there i leaned Ensign Chekov
was a hero who mattered to a
little boy and helped define
what mattered looking to the
future and just today i read
that he died as Walter after
living a long life just like
primitive all we do here and
it surprised me i started to
doubt that we might not ever
grow enough together to find
the vision he helped to make
but i want to help how i can