EMOTIONS

EMOTIONS

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
-- ABC's Wide World of Sports

"Why did she do it? Why?" "We found around
Her wrist a bracelet with this gold visplate."
The screen was filled with darkness. The faint sound
Of slowly rising cadence so sedate.
"She was the greatest mind in space research.
The infant state of interstellar drive
Equipment might permit a fatal lurch.
Of forty-two, one only could survive."
The image, my face, filled one wall of her
Small quarters. Then a panoramic view
Showed delicate artistic taste. A blur
Contained data--work notes. "She loved you."
"Why wouldn't she let her emotions show?"
"Professionalism." "I . . . I didn't know."