It’s hard, here in orbit,
not to be able to hear
the simultaneous hum
of all those minds at work.
But it’s far harder to imagine
that this orb contains
all of the love and fear
for as far as eyes can see.
Ben Banyard lives in Portishead, near Bristol, UK. He’s the author of a pamphlet, Communing (Indigo Dreams, 2016) and a full collection, We Are All Lucky (Indigo Dreams, 2018). He blogs and posts mixtapes at https://benbanyard.wordpress.com.