No Limits, Only Hope
by Michael Doyle

As a child looking for a telescope
I saw no real limits, only new hope.
I'd dream of the planets spinning,
Each of them offering new beginnings.

There, in every new world to be found,
Is something that makes my heart pound.
It's the greatest adventure in human history,
And it is profoundly laced with its mystery.

Don't talk to me about the impossible,
But only about what we are truly capable.
I want to meet the aliens of tomorrow,
That teaches us of things beyond joy and sorrow.

That first contact that is just a dream,
Something we envision on the silver screen,
Until that day that we finally greet
That new form of life that we'll finally meet.

The skies above are not our limitation.
These are only the paces of our imagination.
Willing to take us places we have yet to see,
These are the places I'd yet to be.

The universe has grown smaller every day,
With space exploration in its constant play.
It's not so long ago that we put a man on the moon.
The rumor has it that we'll reach Mars soon.

We climbed Everest because it was there.
Now we approach space with the same lack of fear.
Accepting no limits, but embracing new hope,
We extend ourselves out beyond our telescope.

(c) July 14, 2025   Michael Doyle
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