i.m. christa mcaullife
Folks I don’t plan to change my plans.

It’s mourning in America.

Melania and I are given to meme

the tragedy of the challenger.

We share no pain with no one.

This is truly a national loss. 
We’ve forgotten the courage of

terrible accidents, overcome

no dangers, do nothing brilliantly.

Last century we became acquainted

with atrocity’s efficiency

but still we scare quickly.

We are not daring or brave.

Only the strongman has

that special grace to say

“Give me a challenge

and I’ll meet it with joy.”
Take a chance and expand a man’s horizons.

The schoolchildren who watched

the shuttle incinerated will

be seasoned by the experience.

The future belongs to the frightened

and how they choose to invest their fear.

Always painful things happen,

it’s just part of the exploration of your love. 
146 days ago Drake dropped Scorpion

today you will die in the manner

in which you lived your life.

We will wave good bye and forget you.

I let slip my surly lip you will not

touch my face of God. 
They wished to serve, and they did. They served me.