camellia-thea:

do you know we love you, laika?
from a million miles away?
though we did not treat you right
i really wished you’d stayed

i hope you know they loved you
before they sent you with no cause
and now you’re free to wander
with stars between your paws

i hope your body’s laced with stardust
your mind, your fur, your heart
i hope you know we loved you
to the end, from the start

the universe is yours to roam
the galaxy your turf
i hope you play with the comets
that i see from here on earth

does sirius keep you company?
a dog-star of your own
and does ursa guard you sleeping
in space where you were thrown

it’s not fair how we treated you
you didn’t ask to fly
and i just hope you aren’t lonely
way up there in the sky

and i hope you burnt out quickly
that you weren’t in any fear
but i know that it isn’t true
and i wish you were still here

does it help to know we love you
they kept hope within a lie
some thought we could bring you back
but we sent you there to die

i know that you were scared then
i know you were alone
but i hope you saw the stars
and thought they looked like home

and i know you didn’t make it
you had no epilogue
but i know i miss you laika
no knowledge is worth a dog