HOW DOES A ROCKET
ACTUALLY ESCAPE EARTH IT
ISN'T FIRE AND LUCK
TO BREAK FREE IT
HAS TO HIT FORTY
THOUSAND KILOMETERS AN HOUR
ESCAPE VELOCITY STAGE ONE
BURNS TWO TONS OF
FUEL EVERY SECOND JUST
TO LEAVE THE GROUND
AS IT CLIMBS IT
SHEDS ITS OWN WEIGHT
DROPPING EMPTY BOOSTERS TO
FLY FASTER WITH LESS
NINETY KILOMETERS UP THE
SKY TURNS BLACK THERE'S
NO AIR TO PUSH
AGAINST SO THE ENGINE
CARRIES ITS OWN OXYGEN
AND THEN SILENCE WEIGHTLESSNESS
EARTH A BLUE MARBLE
BELOW THAT'S NOT MAGIC
THAT'S PHYSICS