PlutoA Poem by Wilyem Clark
I don't mind the demotion.
I admit I'm the oddball With the cockamoon orbit, Sole ecliptical scoffer And freak of the System; But I like my condition, My iced isolation, And the nose-thumbing slant That injures my status; So stripping away That nickelplate glory-- The title of Planet-- Means nothing to me. Oh sure, it is cold And lonely out here At the furthest far edge Of the solar assembly. Yet it warms me to know I preserve my uniqueness: It's an inside-out glow That's so much more soothing Than the feeble glint Of the sun's commendation. Yes, do carry on With the pointless debate Over labels and levels And classifications; I'll just mosey along At my planetoid pace On this deviant path While ignoring detractors. © 2022 Wilyem Clark |
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Added on January 3, 2022 Last Updated on January 3, 2022 AuthorWilyem ClarkWashington, DCAboutI've been writing poems since my teens (now in my 60s) and prose since the 1990s. It's been hard finding decent forums online--the free websites too often suffer sudden deaths. My "published" works ar.. more..Writing
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