Moon

An insistence
on one's failure
the perpetual underdog
perhaps to defend against
theoretical suffering
underachieving

An orbit celestial
bodies burn bright
their constant paths
tracing across the night sky

a desolate moon
or the appearance of one
or the idea of one

geocentric
the stars do encircle me
at least within this framework
I can observe

how to find the inertia without
great calamity
a global extinction event
seems necessary

What is the loss
in being cloaked in shadow
quietly toiling
nothing, for them

but once there was a core
molten hot rock
deep beneath layers
of steely surface

How long will I spend
awaiting an impact
until I take matters into my own hands?