time equated by "do not enter"

i wonder at the moon

               in all its dimples
               the war it could not defend itself from

               —is it a place we cannot enter

               creviced too deep

               a concept that will never be realized—

               —is it a hypothesis

               a theory

               to be wiped from a slate

               laughed at or forgotten

               a place to hide and make wonderment of past

               of future
               of the unknown—

               —is it an object to speak to (about pain)
               to wish to (when a star doesn’t answer)
               to study (when tears begin to fall
               or love has began or ended)
               and hope for the secret

i remember movie man in the moon
               first step for mankind
               first artificial heart

               first space shuttle flight

               and watching an uncle leave on a plane
              when i didn’t know the difference between

               Vietnam       VD        or D-day

so       i guess         time can’t be entered

               when leaving this Earth brings you back
               right here in this
 
      space