Mars, by Adrian McRobb

They came too late
dropping out of orbit
the dust
kicked up by the boosters
dead and heavy

Ruins and silence
an eerie quiet
papers blowing by
plastic straws on beaches
mute testament

Miles and miles
of empty savannah
oceans devoid of life
rusting cars
on an empty highway

Advertising boards
selling toothpaste
to empty air
a dead planet
wasted...