Once We Were Eagles

Once we were voyagers roaming the darkness
Starstuff that pondered the stars
Once we were brave pioneers reaching outwards
Breaking the bounds of this small world of ours

And then all at once our voyage was halted
A victim of visionless men
Our legacy lost before it had started
Our destiny stolen before it began

We sent our messages locked up in bottles
While captives of Earth's gravity
And we longed to place footsteps on planets uncounted
To play on the shores of those alien seas

Once we were eagles
And once we could fly
Once we were soaring
Beyond earthly skies
If we could do that then
Why can't we do that again?

The world held its breath when that first step was taken
But soon, far too soon, looked away
There were greater concerns first to deal with they told us
And trapping ourselves was the price that we paid

And with small tiny steps - not giant leaps forward
We sailed past the Moon onto Mars
Contenting ourselves with robotic replacements
But ever aware of the call of the stars

Too long have we tarried in terrestrial fetters
Too long have we waited, it seems
No longer must we turn our faces from heaven
No longer can we turn away from our dreams

We can be eagles
If only we care
To claim what is ours
To do what we dare
We did that once back then
Why can't we do that again?

Why can't we do that again?

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