Enormity

Enormity

Once we thought the Earth was all,
Among the crystal spheres,
Then we learned that stars are suns,
After many years.

We learned of far off galaxies,
And that they are not rare.
There are billions of the things
Flying round out there.

We thought we could see everything,
But that was just the start.
Dark energy and matter mean
We see a tiny part.

Using very complex maths,
Despite our best intentions,
We found out the Universe
Has lots of spare dimensions.

Now our finest thinkers,
The ones who call the shots,
Say our Universe has chums,
And there are lots and lots.

Give to a philosopher
A question that might faze her:
In the name of all that's real,
How goes Occam's Razor?

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Final Destination

Better to travel than to arrive.
As everyone knows who draws breath,
The reason nobody wants to arrive
Is the last destination is death.