You Were Once a Star
So you were once a star that could not shine; Your mass too low, reactions could not start. A lonely planet, that was your design;
"this is sixth form poetry, not Keats or Yeats"
So you were once a star that could not shine; Your mass too low, reactions could not start. A lonely planet, that was your design;
You reflect happily on times gone by, On parents that raised you the best they could. Her early life was damaged; you won’t pry.
Your reddened skies and barren soils conceal A frozen mass, but once it was a sea Infrared telescopes can now reveal What could and should,