CHESS WITH THE MILKY WAY
(Celebrating the Asteroid Day at the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy)
By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
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During the Asteroid Day
I played chess with the Milky Way.
(How bad can it be
when a human asteroid
challenges a galaxy?)
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After a few moves,
trying to be polite,
I proposed a draw,
but the Milky Way refused me
and threatened to strengthen
the Orion Arm.
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In this case -
I replied to the Galaxy -
I will play my role
and checkmate you in Sagittarius A*,
the complicated black hole!
#poetry