Water on the Surface

Three long weeks ago,
NASA scientists discovered a potentially inhabitable
"Earth-like" planet,
Orbiting around a host red dwarf star;
Temperature comparable to Earth's;
Liquid water on the surface - just like Earth's.

Earth-like.

Perhaps our next planet should be
At least slightly different than the
One we have now.
I'm ready to live somewhere new.

I'm ready for the moments in the morning
When her fingers rove over the pockmarked, lunar-like
Surfaces of my thighs -
Searching for a possibility,
As I orbit dizzily.
She is holding her breath like a team of researchers,
Running a detectability index framework,
Wondering if this is a safe place
To find life.