Poem: "ARG"

[ysabetwordsmith]

This poem is from the January 8, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl.  It was inspired by clare_dragonfly and the_vulture.  It has been sponsored out of the general fund.

ARG

Air is the first concern:
Armor must be airtight
Yet let the wearer turn,
Strong and graceful and light.
Distant galaxies burn
Above the coming fight.

Radiation's a threat

Comments

[the_vulture]

I like the idea of ARG, as a whole, hinting at a fourth peril: fear.

The use of ARG in the Cyberpunk 2020 supplement (love that game!) Near Orbit, symbolized human adaptation to the very hostile environment of space. ARG, drummed into space dwellers from childhood, represents three major threats that every space farer must pay constant attention to. The first two, Air and Radiation, are fairly self explanatory. The third, Gravity, is more interesting, though, as it does not generally represent an immediate threat to one's well being (aside from the possibility of drifting away in zero-g). Gravity, or, more accurately, the lack thereof, is drummed in as much as the first two for the simple reason that it is more insidious; the long term space dwellers who doesn't give it the attention and action it deserves, will find their health degrading in fashions that may be very difficult for them to recover from... if at all. (http://en.wikipedia.

[technoshaman]

I have to wonder, though, what they would think actually exploring a modern kevlar-and-plastic space suit...

Well...

[ysabetwordsmith]

"Ooo, look! An antique!"

"Does it have a price tag on -- oh, I'm not paying that much."

"So ask the cashier if he'll take less for it. People in shops like this usually bargain."

*huff* "This thing weighs a TON!" *huff*

"I think it's not meant to be lifted at the bottom of a gravity well. Didn't they used to put people into rockets with cranes?"

*SIGH* "Ladies ... that's not the bargain bin. That's our dumpster."

"No wonder it's full of junk."

"Woohoo, FREEBIE!"

Re: Well...

[technoshaman]

*laughter* I think I needed that... :)