"Lead from the front!"
said the Master to his apprentice,
as the Lincoln logs swang low
and beheaded the cloaked commander.

We sat on platform 46
on a relatively desolate star system
picking the meat from our teeth,
placing our weapons on silent.

Pur Delzak takes a sip
then leaves his liquid lunch for the birds.
"Never seen a planet this far out."
He said to the others.

The shield of the Vernon Halfway fortress
slid down slowly as they had anticipated.
Raising their blood pressure and straigthening their trigger fingers,
they sent a text to the snipers to take out the guard towers.

Flooding the air are flourescent lasers
flashing across the plains.
The apprentice removes his saber,
he walks slower than the rest.

"I've come for Father Rooney, the stubborn panhandler of Rockstafar."
He said to them all.
Slicing his way past the droids,
he made a mental note that they were surprisingly similar to his target.

The phone rang,
the color drained out of the window where I was staring.
Caller ID blocked, I knew it was him.
"Hey bud, it's your dad. Yeah I messed up, I know. I'm sorry.
What am I supposed to do? I've been sober 2 days. Doing good.
I love you, you were a good kid. You never did anything wrong.
You never got into any trouble. I was always affectionate and caring
to you when you were younger........"(Voicemail beep)

02/08/2013