Flower of the Moon

By

Glenn Allen Nolen

Copyright © 2000 by Glenn Allen Nolen
All Rights Reserved

  Flower of the Moon

Ordinarily, no one would consider the possibility of life
Living on the moon.
It has no atmosphere to block solar radiation.
The absence of life was a given.
Have I got a surprise for you!

One astronaut unlocked
A secret room,
He moved a rock,
And he saw an opening barely big enough for his huge paw.

Unfortunately, we never followed Apollo.
Our nation 
Is in for condemnation,
Because we were afraid to investigate a livin' ribbon
Crossing all spectrums of hue.

That discovery 
Was described as something rubbery
In a twenty-eight year old classified report:
Mission to the Moon: Abort.
  
That NASA document was sent
To the President,
But he obviously didn't know what it meant.
No one even had a hint.

We flinched
In that life forms glint.
Our space programs mission was benched.
Someone fell asleep - Pinch!

Discovering life was our primary focus.
Was all that hocus-pocus?
Give us a break!
Have you seen these people handle snakes?
To some it tastes like steak.

We ran off like frightened children in a hurry to escape.
Why, I know people who would use those little creatures
As bait.
Sit down and wait for its mate.
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What a wasted opportunity!
A crime of impunity
For all humanity!
How quaint
It is to be a saint?
What were we protecting?
We were there for collecting.
Oh! It’s insanity.

Exploitation of life is not nice,
But it purchases a lot of rice.
Life is a gamble.
We have to load the dice.

Why did we scramble
And not think twice
About retrieving a sample?
Is that setting a good example?

Capitalism thrives!
It’s alive!
Imbibe in the hive mentality.
It has its own causality.
Next time consider reality.

The flower of the moon
Would have been a huge best seller.
We could have transformed a cellar
Into a lunar dune
Or manufactured a tomb
Into something resembling their womb.

That fateful flight
Received orders to leave the site undisturbed,
Why was our famous curiosity curbed?

It is our duty.
We must plunder all booty.
Capitalism commands:
Supply and Demand,

Man rules the roost.
Until anything comes along with a bigger tooth,

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Some enterprising entrepreneur
Will one day
Make us pay.
They will charge us for a flower of the moon.
It may happen soon.
Inevitably, it will be replaced by something newer.

Consider our plight,
If man doesn't exhibit his might.
We fight 
For survival!
Life is our revival!

It's something to consider.
It may taste bitter,
But man will be fit and fitter
Snatching all that glitters.

We must think 
Before we blink.
Life is interlinked.
We all compete for the same finite drink.

	

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