Poems of the Week

What Will Survive of Us Is… Glitter

by Marshall Begel

“Scientists propose warming up Mars by using heat-trapping ‘glitter’”
Reuters

Spread glitter through the atmosphere to warm up planet Mars—
Just fill it with confetti and those sticky golden stars.
And soon enough, the ice will melt and life will find success,
While astronauts with children suffer post-traumatic stress.