Three new planets are identified orbiting a distant star. Humans take two generations to approach them, investigating for necessary colonisation.
The first planet is too hot.
The second is too cold.
The third looks just right.
Hugely excited they land to find
a lifeless wasteland
and seabeds awash with plastics.
Vivienne Burgess generally likes to write something vaguely humorous, but the news keeps getting in the way.
My first instinct was to laugh. My second was to cry.
Must be Earth!
Well done! Love it! Although that ‘necessary colonisation’ is a scary thought.
This is a great piece. Fantastic to get this message across in just 50 words. Love it. Well done.