Cosmonaut
by Jason John Bartholomew
February 22, 2017
welcome to the tourniquet
just a little pinprick
ah, now you feeling it
rushing thru the heart of it.
(welcome to the show!)
welcome to the take off
in T-minus one cough
where you headed, rocket man?
where you think you gonna land?
where you wanna go?
(welcome to the probe.)
welcome aboard, Major Tom
now you’re our soldier at arms
First Lieutenant of No Harm,
Flashing Lights, Console Alarms,
Morse Code & Magic Charms.
(welcome to the “ohhhh!”)
we all know, we’re tin mans, in tin cans, kicking it out as far as we can…
and Lucy’s in the sky again, without a dime, but she’s got diamonds in her eyes.
(welcome to the telescope)
WELCOME TO THE GO, GO, GO!
WELCOME TO THE STRIP SHOW!
WELCOME TO THE BIG KNOW!
WELCOME TO THE HI-LOW!
WELCOME TO THE CIRCUIT BLOW!
WELCOME TO THE UH, UH OH!
WELCOME TO THE “OH NO!”
WELCOME TO THE “WHOAH!”
(welcome to the whoah.)
(welcome to the show.)
