shot down

Been wondering for a while
whether i / we / i could
capture a pod.
But when i tell Stella,
she is singularly unimpressed.

Think how fast we could travel,
i persist.

Why do all boys
   have to play hero?
How do you know
   you could even fly one
   that’s assuming;
   (a very big if) you should
   somehow overcome
   the intergalactic AI unit?

Do they have flight plans?
Can you speak Duster?
Can two people even fit
   into one?

Let’s just stick
   to our plan
   & keep going.

Your plan
I mutter.

Stella pretends
she doesn’t
hear me.