Believe me darling, the stars were made for falling
Do the stars ever mourn their fallen siblings?
Do they shine in shock and horror as children wish upon the corpses of their fellows?
And what about the sun?
A star so far from the rest we forget they’re family.
And does the moon ever weep because she will never be considered equal?
Condemned by God to exist as rock as the rest live in flames.
And what about the planets?
Do you think Earth is ever aggrieved that she cannot save all her children?
Is Jupiter jealous of Saturn’s rings?
is Saturn jealous of Jupiter’s size?
Is Uranus insecure about his?
And do the galaxies miss each other?
Separated by lightyears, and the laws of nature.
Humanity’s nature,
because what else is stubborn enough to compartmentalize the cosmos?
Clever poem. I love how you play around with personifying nature. Nature, of course, doesn't care about our human foibles. Nature has its own thing to do. Aloof, impartial, and unperturbed. Not so us humans. You wisely compare human nature with "the laws of nature" to show how how we "stubbornly" divide and "compartmentalize the cosmos." Good stuff. I'm going to read your other newer ones before deciding, but this is a serious contender for class workshop.
ReplyDeletewoah Linda, I loved this. (obviously) I love the personification and sort of paralleling the laws of nature with human nature. I can't decide if I'd want it to be longer. I think it'd be cool to maybe talk about nature on this earth (like oceans or forests) but then it would take away from the main theme which clearly is about space and maybe take away from the beauty of this poem. So I'm not sure. regardless, I think this is my favorite poem of yours.
ReplyDeleteI too enjoyed the personification of nature! I also enjoyed the way that you called out humanity for trying to do so.
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