LOST RACE

1950s/1960s
    Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2,
    the first living creature in space,
    the first man orbits the earth.
    Space race won.

Late 1960s/1980s     You’ve sent a woman into the space,
    But it was Armstrong who reached the moon.
    Apollo-Soyuz test project - a historical handshake.
    You’re falling behind in the race…

Your domination,
once profound,
now, is only laughable
attempt to thrive,
more like to survive.

Industry’s robbed and corrupt.
Livelihoods destroyed,
lives wrecked,
yet government secrets
are protected
and the patriot’s heads
are still lifted high up.

LOST RACE

2019
    Gagarin’s “poyekhali”
    is muffled
    by the Crew Dragon’s
    loud roar.
    SPACE.
    RACE.
    LOST.