Acme
The discovery of a new planet.
That is hospitable.
That is as beautiful as our own.
We forget.
A discovery that changed the world.
And the people that made it possible.
We forget that as well.
To me, the word “acme,” is new and old.
It tells a story of perfection.
When a scientist makes a new discovery.
Inventing their lives into a dwindling existence.
We forget.
The electricity in our homes.
Used to be a thing of beauty.
Is now ordinary.
Acme.
Is a word we forgot as well.
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