SHAMELESS EAVESDROPPING!

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New Prompt: Write a story or poem about a conversation overheard on the bus.

SHAMELESS EAVESDROPPING!

I overheard you on the bus--
your furtive plan to cause a fuss
about the project you once had
in science--and it turned out bad!
You wanted to create a jump
to a new place, without a bump!
The spaceship bumped, then crashed into
an unknown planet; killed the crew!
Now you want to dredge it all back
up to hide the relevant facts!
My eavesdropping was quite shameless;
to admit might halt this crisis
scientific society
could advance with, admirably!