Acrophobia<\/p>\n
Fear of heights be damned, the Earth is flat, that’s easy enough to prove
\nIf only I could walk up to the edge, but I can’t bring myself to move
\nI don’t need to take a photo just to make you see
\nThe edge is over there on the horizon, it’s as plain as day to me<\/p>\n
I know the edge must have a high lip holding all the water, just like a baking tin
\nLogic says it must be high enough to keep all the things and people contained within
\nSome say there is no edge, that Antarctic ice sheets go on to infinity
\nClearly, once it melts it would all simply pour out, including all the sea<\/p>\n
There must be dirt, mountains, beaches, oceans, and icebergs right up to the wall
\nIf there was nothing to make the edge, clearly all earthly things would start to fall
\nIt’s probably made of iron ore, or something magnetic and strong, you see
\nTo bring a compass needle bearing north, and for the likes of thee<\/p>\n
(Prompt: The earth is actually flat, you look over the edge and what do you see? Describe it. Disclaimer: I am in no way, shape, or form a flat-earther.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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