Red Light, Red Planet
by Rachel Hoyt
image by Victor Habbick via freedigitalphotos.net
I will not pay five dollars for
a roll in your next show,
To leave my planet evermore -
You should beg me to go.
Although force feeding vegan food
might help my health a bit,
For tat we know no tit.
Crater hopping sure does sound fun,
but dodging asteroids?
That space suit best be made to run
and locate nearby voids,
like the ones where your cameras
will be properly placed
to record gruesome last hurrahs
without being erased.
I'll save my dreams for the next flight,
planet, or galaxy -
The profit sharing seems not right,
I would rather stay free.
©
2013 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved
Mars, it's a nice place to live. But I wouldn't want to live there.
ReplyDeleteLOL. I'd say it's a nice place to fly to but not to roam around or stay. :)
Deletemars could be a cool next place...once we are done jacking this one up..maybe we could vote on who we send...smiles...
ReplyDeleteLOL. I wish we got to vote on who to send!! :)
DeleteSo creative, Rachel... and I love the tone.
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-)
DeleteI think I will skip the crater hopping this time---great piece Rachel!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-)
DeleteNO cheese here...Brava!
ReplyDeleteThanks! :-)
DeleteLeave Mars to the Martians. I'd rather live long and rich on home soil. What a crazy idea. Excellent!
ReplyDeleteI honestly can't believe so many people have applied to live there. Thanks for reading! :-)
DeleteLots of Rhyming and excellent timing.
ReplyDeleteEven a rap or three. Thanks for the
fun read. Maybe we could vote on who
we send? Does voting actually count?
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the poem. Unfortunately there is no way to vote for who goes to Mars... Yet... That I know of. :-)
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