Friday, April 21, 2023

Enigmata ... "The Shortest Story Ever Told"

 



Enigmata

A princess from out of the aether ―
Not Martian, Venusian, no, neither 
Landed, hapless, on Earth
Where she promptly gave birth
To offspring that could have been either,
            But 
From the heavens there issued a roar,
So loud, metalheads shrieked, "Please, no more!"
While Her Highness's child
Merely giggled and smiled
(Though he threw his stewed prunes on the floor)
            Because 
This princess had pushed the wrong toggle,
In a mishap that makes the mind boggle 
Came, in error, to Earth,
Quite compelled to give birth...
(Yes. Geneticists do curse and goggle.)
            Then 
Down from the Vaults of Forever,
In maelstroms of Physics, soooo clever,
The Great Roar (with vast joy)
Beamed up princess and boy,
And, when asked, replied, "We'll return ... never!"
            Yet 
Indeed, to this day (this part's great)
There's a cult with a somewhat strange trait:
They worship loud noise,
Adore odd-looking boys...
But they're doomed to a rather long wait!

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