Plato Would Have Hated Movies
“the stones would immediately cry out” ~ Luke 19:40
No sound of landing penetrates the rocks.
The total lack of atmosphere here on
This moon forbids the din. There must be shocks
While lander touches down, like when long gone
Nights’ craters were created with no sound
In ancient eons. Why would there be noise
When men are landing? Why would they confound
This situation with their spaceship toys?
The fact that Hollywood would add effects
Of thud provides the proof that there would be
Profoundest silence. Fiction film rejects
The truth whenever possible to see
That people are misled. That is the aim
Of cinema. The truth is dumb, too tame.