to the moon, alice in poetry

Astronaut does not kill Astronaut.
It is Astronaut Law.

Every astronaut gets three attempts
at pooping upwards
that the other Astronauts have to clean for them.
It is Astronaut Law.

Astronauts call early Astronauts
O.Z.G.s
or “original zero-gangstas”.
It is Astronaut Law.

Astronauts slap palms as they leave the thermosphere.
They call it “the highest five of all”.
It is Astronaut Law.

Astronaut does not kill Astronaut.
Astronaut kills alien and never tells the world.
But Astronaut does not kill Astronaut.
It is Astronaut Law.