the countdown

the countdown clock kept ticking

down to that final hold

only to never start again that day

even though it seemed on a roll

although there was no malfunction

the weather ruled the day

leaving things to another tomorrow

before they could be on their way

but all was not in vain you see

for something else arose

and that was the true camaraderie

by two giants who once were foes

one never would have dreamed of this

many years ago

that people who feared each other

now working toe to toe

if others in our world could just see things here

and trust that things can change

it could just possibly end all wars

where the innocent get killed in vain

so Godspeed to the brave astronauts 

that may finally soar the skies today

if that countdown clock keeps ticking

they will soon be on their way

to tame the heavens once again

one day maybe even earth

we’ll have to see and learn to love

thy neighbor now from birth

so as that countdown clock keeps ticking

towards that final goal

if the world could only learn from this

that armageddon clock might just get put on hold

5 December 2001