failsafe

In that remote outpost
past Jupiter
the astronaut used broken binoculars
to see her "team"
depart without her

She sighed
and looked at the scrapbooks
she had pre-filled
with photos
of things that would never happen

And the fire she tried to light
didn't ignite
because the pod
was designed
to prevent
that type of destruction

So the oxygen
was used to keep her alive
for 50 more years
reviewing the path
of the ship
that left with her empty seat
filled with paperwork