For today’s prompt, write a moving on poem.
Past Time to Move On
There were men walking on the moon
when I was a boy with my telescope
in the backyard looking for planets
Watching Star Trek after school
I figured that by the 21st century
we’d have cities glittering
on the lunar surface
we’d be exploring Mars
and I’d have a flying car
garaged on my roof
Instead we’re stuck here on Earth
with just one rickety space station
and billionaires taking 100km joy rides
so they can claim they’re astronauts
We’re like a thirty-year-old loser
living rent-free in his mother’s basement
spending all his time on Reddit and 4chan
spending all his money on guns and car parts
to keep his junker sputtering
And his poor decrepit mother
still cooks for him
still does his laundry
still wonders why he refuses
to move on
And on this final day of April, I’m proud to report that one of my Charles Bukowski poems was published in Last Leaves Issue 4 Spring 2022. It free to download the PDF where you can read my poem “Never meet your heroes” on page 88. I must admit I’m rather proud of that poem and am so happy it found a home.
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 
Great poem. Congratulations on a successful April PAD and on your publication. 💯❗💜
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Thank you very much. I’m so glad April’s finally over! I wanted to get this poem done and posted so I could finally take an evening off.
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What JeanMarie said!! 😁
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Thank you too!
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I love the poem. Congratulations sir.
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Many thanks!
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Well done (twice). The Bukowski was right on. :-)
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Thanks. Glad you liked it.
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Wow you described a cohort.
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Thanks! Poetry’s good for that scale.
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Great job! And, congratulations 🎊 on your publication and a beautiful job on your April PAD!! ✨
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Thank you very much and congratulations on your success this April!
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Here’s something, akin…..
https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/08/30/on-branson-and-bezos-using-their-gazillions-to-go-into-space/
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C. S. Lewis was prescient. Thanks for sharing.
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The Inklings – had an inkling – consider Tolkien’s tale of the sneaky rise of fascism…..
https://theorkneynews.scot/2017/11/05/keep-on-keeping-on/
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An admirable sentiment. Thanks for sharing.
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