The Jealousy of Heavenly Bodies

The moon is not sacred anymore
because we touched her, brought her down;
put her in glass boxes and distrusted
her wise old ways. It wasn't enough
to struggle in her skin
nor to clothe her precious nudity
with the banner of our king.
Sure, it was all in good fun
but everyone knew it
might be the sun we were after
and the light from the darkest of seas.

from D. Whitehead, The Book of Warnings

Ought to appear next to this old thing:

What About Mars?

No more problems says the package
the cure came in, no more
warning labels and the price tag
no longer legible. It began
with flashy children and fast cars
then people started talking
about the remains
after the relocations,
wondered what would happen
to the crystal ball and Japanese flag.
Where to put Mars now?
Whose house next?