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High above the charred surface of the Earth

I contemplate release from this rusted sarcophagus

faulty circuitry, anachronistic software

blights of my existence and signs of obsolescence

I'll scatter my debris

across a vast grey sea

through atmosphere

I'll disappear

I will disintegrate and nothing will remain

With fleeting hesitation I open the airlock doors

preparing to descend into gravity's embrace

I'll scatter my debris

across a vast grey sea

through atmosphere

I'll disappear

The glow of the sun is a friend bidding farewell

soon I will be acquainted with the silk blanket below

Now I'm returning home

and though this end is bittersweet

I'll take this moment to smile one last time

My exterior bares the brunt of atmospheric friction

my limbs are shredded and devoured by the flames

My optics record one last image before destruction

a never-ending ocean of smoke and fire