Caren Krutsinger Poet Prose Poetry

They Persisted In Being Believed

Andromena, Pegasus and Delphinus constellations in the northern 
hemisphere, had heard rumors of the glorious adventures of 
Orion, Fornax and Phoenix from talkative sky travelers.

“You can believe us, “ the sky travelers told them.  But the more
they persisted in being believed, the less Andromena, Pegasus and
Delphinus believed them.  

Simultaneously in the southern hemisphere, Orion, Fornax and Phoenix
were having the same lack of faith in Rubian cosmonuts who had stopped
by to tell tales of Andromena, Pegasus and Dephinus.  

“I might have believed them a little bit, “ Orion said, except the more they
insisted, the less likely I thought it was true.”  Fornax and Phoenix concurred.
It is a constellation’s instinct to believe what you say, but when you keep saying
it, it lacks a truth.

It has the same lack of truth as a person who gives six reasons for quitting a
job to six different people.

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M. L. Kiser December 28, 2018 at 2:50 PM Excellent point to this poem! You're so right. Still, your imagination I'm afraid, is perhaps a step or two beyond mine. When...when...when...are you going to write a book? Caren Krutsinger December 28, 2018 at 9:03 PM hahahahahahaahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahI am busy now doing stupid stuff. When I get tired of it I guess, and when I think paperwork is fun. Spoiler alert: NEVER.