Dust,
there was dust everywhere
There was sand and grime on every building,
On the windows, inside the camp
It was hard to tell how much was from the climate
and how much was from time
The last transmission was four months ago
it took them that long to reach the base
When they finally found people, huddled in the basement
they were surprised to find them alive, almost cheerful
So, they asked questions- but not a word
how long had they been there,
what happened to the mission, where were their escape pods? Silence
One of the older men, eyes grey and cloudy
stepped forward, trying to move his parched lips, not a sound
instead wrote words on a dry erase board
happy to see you
Something took the ships away
they were very fast
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