goodbye cruel world

[munkinhead]

far Apophis
at apihelion
turns on its heel
to set a course
and steady its keel
to make for the nickel
at the core
and silence men
forevermore

[hillwalker]

26 years left until it gets rather too close for comfort by all accounts.....

another short, bittersweet poem

H

ps .........typo? 'nickle' for 'nickel'

[PrinceMyshkin]

this required some Googling on my part, but I didn't read far enough to discover the significance of the nickle at the core. Perhaps you'd explain after others have made their own interpretations?

As for form, it's succinct and graceful. Thanks.

[munkinhead]

planet earth is thought to have a nickel iron core