IS MARS THE NEW FRONTIER?

supposedly
the world is built upon words.

revolutions rise and fall
when we write things down
and believe them with the
intensity of our sun.

it can be ours, right?
that sun,
this planet.
is earth our home?

musk says mars:
the stars are our birthright
we must reap and sow the entire cosmos
that is the plight of man.

always another region to be conquered
matter shifted
dreams made
and hearts destroyed.

must we always rape
everything we touch.

maybe.
maybe we’ll learn.