Personal Constellation Poem by Douglas Scotney

2 beta stars beside each other:
the much-brighter Rigel, The Foot of giant Orion The Hunter;
Cursa, The Head of meandering Eridanus The River.

Currently:
the dimmer,
trope-demeaned to The Footstool, The Pouffe;
Rigel,
trope-deemed The Aloof.

My call:
the 2 constellations become one, Episkyros The Game;
Orion, The Player;
Rigel returns to just The Foot;
The Head becomes The Ball.

The Game's goal -
no, not the Black Hole -
Goal Star
alpha Achernar.