I’m glad Elons rocket exploded,

I don’t think we need to go to other planets

Mars is not going to feed our starving people

It won’t give shelter to our homeless

It won’t make our society fairer for all

It won’t stop the war in Ukraine 

It won’t bring about peace in the world

It won’t stop global warming in fact the opposite

Why do we want to go and ruin another planet?

When we have not finished ruining this one

We still need to drive the temperature up

To make it uninhabitable for all but the super-rich

We have lots of creatures yet to be driven to extinction

Enough to keep us busy for another fifty years

Leaving behind a barren planet fit for no one 

Perhaps Elon could do something more useful with his billions