From A Distance

Getting on the Celestial Balcony

“From a distance, you look like my friend
Even though we are at war
From a distance, I just cannot comprehend
What all this fighting's for”
-Julie Gold, “From A Distance”

When I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut.

I mean, who didn’t?

Going to outer space seemed like the coolest job in the world, although training to be an astronaut w…