Cutlass & Needle

One would steer the vessel that would have brought an end A cloak to conceal them behind enemy lines Another would trail it, carrying certain doom In a desperate attempt to make a first, fatal move Quantum entangled communication Revealing a glimpse into this other civilisation A hypercapitalist empire reigned by death so far removed from us; can they still be considered human? A long voyage, and then they finally arrived Hibernation sickness slowly wearing off Initiate vitals check Scan for contact Engage weapons test Brace for impact Like a sword cutting through blades of grass It snuck past planetary defense for long enough, for a needle to slip through Battles commenced, an onslaught ensued One pilot ejected into the vacuum But the Needle had to keep puncturing through fields of debris, floating high up in orbit, over ash-filled skies Would she save her friend and risk untimely demise Quantum entagled communion She hoped this was not the last of her companion Now alone, there was no time for grieving “Phase I completed, end mission debriefing”