I submitted this to a contest: the Rhyming Story Challenge 2022. 8 days to create a 600-word rhyming story, incorporating the prompts of an assigned Genre (Sci-Fi), Theme (Adrift) and Emotion (Insignificant). Waiting to see if I advance to subsequent rounds!
Satellite-Headed
A familiar sight overhead is approaching the end of its lifespan.
Astro-Not So Much
Can you spend a year on another planet without leaving Earth?