There’s Gold In Dem Dar Planets

Planetary rings usually consist
of two per cent gold,

in the solar economy,
that’s worth

all the effort
the New Martians put into it.

Since earth
is off limits to Mexicans now,

this gold trading
becomes sweet revenge.

The gringos back on earth
pay a heavy price

for this extra-planetary gold.
These traficantes of ring gold

look at this trafficking
as poetic justice---

minus the poetry,
of course,

and, maybe,
even,minus the justice.