ninety-seven light years away
the river is bound to flood again
it’s only a matter of time
and what of the newly discovered exoplanet
blue & white and twice the size of earth
don’t you suppose the rivers flood there
once the levee breaks all hell will break loose
and people will ask yet again
why do we build so close to the water
what is our fascination with risk & reward
I can’t imagine life would be much different
once we colonize the watery place
january two thousand twenty-four
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