Jupiter
The silent guardian
Ruler of the skies
Named after our mythology
Designed to protect us
If it protects us now
Why did it fail before?
Why did the dinosaurs die?
The asteroid
Hurtling towards Earth
Carving into the crust
Leaving its mark
Killing thousands of species
Why?
How did Jupiter not notice?
How did Jupiter not save them?
It paved the way for us to flourish
But perhaps we would’ve flourished anyway
If Jupiter did its job
Then species wouldn’t be extinct
Wouldn’t lose parts of themselves
Then be forced to contort
Fit the box
Of what is deemed as correct
Wouldn’t be forced to confine themselves
In pretty lies and fake faces
Wouldn’t be forced to hide
Pretend that everything is ok
That the loss didn’t impact them
That the species that came later
Did not hurt them
With their ‘help’
Forcing them to tell the new ones
The stories over and over
Of the asteroid
The failed protector
Who never noticed
The pain that came
And the hidden truths
Jupiter is a protector no longer
Not to me.