If Two Moons Poem by Patti Masterman

If two moons were in the window
Which moon would we choose?
One moon to woo a lover?
Another moon to loose
Upon the scattered star charts;
Coin toss, just let it float?
In the bigger cosmos
A moon is just a mote.

If two earths were circling
Around a single sun,
Which earth would be worth keeping,
Which one would be for fun?
One earth to do as we pleased;
Go nukes or burn it up,
Like having different bodies
And treat one like a truck?

And having used up one
Could we still stop then,
And save the one we're saving
And count it as a win?
Or would our runaway train
Demand a sacrifice;
So used to having our way,
Forget how to be wise?

We still have only one earth
But act as if there's two;
If we had to find another,
I'm afraid there's far too few.
We're here as a selection
Of life that grew right here;
The truth is there's no other
As fitting, or as near..