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Should I Stay

or should I go now?

By Shirley BelkPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (Official Audio)

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Didn't have enough worries

and now a big ball

has a chance to hit the earth!

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Where do they prognosticate

this massive rock fall?

Three continents it might grace :(

https://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-2024-yr4-odds-hit-earth-torino-scale-2032/

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NASA plans to "redirect"

with a game of pool...

way up high in the big sky!

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But there is a big question:

According to "CLASH,"

Should I stay or should I go?

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About the Creator

Shirley Belk

Mother, Nana, Sister, Cousin, & Aunt who recently retired. RN (Nursing Instructor) who loves to write stories to heal herself and reflect on all the silver linings she has been blessed with :)

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  • Tiffany Gordon11 months ago

    Well written! I'm leaning on the Almighty either way! Lol

  • Tales by J.J.about a year ago

    great song

  • C. Rommial Butlerabout a year ago

    Well-wrought! Not sure many of us have an option as to the going, unless it's going underground. But eight years from now, who knows? Catapult us into outerspace in custom tailored AI suits that we can all just sort of float around in, or live on a big spaceship together, or colonize Mars? Who knows? Gaia is probably pretty sick of us by now, so I doubt she'd much mind if we departed!

  • Thanks fot the warning 😁

  • Babs Iversonabout a year ago

    Love that song!!! Super social commentary!!!❤️❤️💕

  • Am I the only one who wants it to hit us? Lol. Loved your poem!

  • Caroline Cravenabout a year ago

    Great song but yikes!! I didn’t have that on my doomsday bingo card!! 😬

  • MT Poetryabout a year ago

    This is both funny and a little scary! 😅 I guess we just have to trust NASA’s “pool game” and hope for the best.

  • Carol Ann Townendabout a year ago

    That's a tricky situation to be in, fingers crossed you can stay!

  • John Coxabout a year ago

    Scary stuff, Shirley! Hopefully it does not come to answering Clash’s musical question. Loved your poem!

  • Rick Henry Christopher about a year ago

    Oh boy, that’s a scary thought! Let’s hope NASA is successful in their job. Great set of limericks.

  • Jason “Jay” Benskinabout a year ago

    Nice work . Please check my stories out as well if you get a chance.

  • Mother Combsabout a year ago

    Love the poem, But that song is a classic! I'll have it in my head all day!

  • Rachel Deemingabout a year ago

    Off to Mars?

  • Kelli Sheckler-Amsdenabout a year ago

    love that song...great job

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