This planet is humanity’s place of birth,
but not the end of what we’re capable of –
we’ve just begun.
But don’t let Elon Musk take off from Earth:
he’ll nuke us if and when he gets pissed off…
or just for fun.
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‘Earth (and Mars)’ was first published in Rat’s Ass Review.
“The trouble with space!” by Philip Ed is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
Form in Formless Times 
Pithy truth. All thumbs up!
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Thanks Janice. The future is coming at us, one way or another!
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