My Atlas does not shrug. Nor do my maps.
The globe remains as passive as could be,
keeps its reactions tightly under wraps,
like nothing doing, nothing there to see.
Objectively, that shouldn't be a shock.
The atlas is a book, and no Greek Titan,
who, turtle-like, must carry a big rock,
and searches for the right excuse to lighten
that heavy load. No, it is just an atlas,
a set of destinations and locales,
and it's not fair to call it weak and gutless,
or seeking some objective rationales
to claim that it will imminently shrug,
no matter that the journey is a slog.
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