They've been to the moon and back six times, no less <br />Got dropped off and picked up, I was impressed <br />For many years, I never questioned this outstanding feat <br />Didn't even know others thought there had been a deceit <br /> <br />But recently I started reading what the sceptics had to say <br />I pondered, I wondered, had we really been betrayed <br />The flag fluttering in the breeze, footprints etched in dry dust <br />Shadows at all angles, could it be explained without fuss <br /> <br />“Mythblusterers” attempted to convince us on TV <br />Except on television, again, there may be tricks you can't see <br />Prove it on television, come on, it’s got to be done live <br />With investigators checking and watching that nothing’s been contrived <br /> <br />It was claimed the fluttering flag was under centripetal force <br />And they even proved it (on television) , I laughed myself hoarse <br />The footprint: that was explained using magical dust <br />How this powder was made, well, we were just asked to trust <br /> <br />Will Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin go to their grave <br />With the truth still locked inside, or could they be so brave <br />To become honest men and let everyone hear <br />That they never landed on our neighbouring sphere <br /> <br />(Sydney, Australia - 2009)<br /><br />Alessandra Liverani<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/we-didn-t-humour/
