Morning Lines #3

                                               Trainer Tip: Always weigh with bear feet-

Earthling by Billy Collins

You have probably come across 

those scales at planetariums

that tell you how much you 

would weigh on other planets.

As a creature of average weight,

I fail to see the attraction.

Imagine squatting in the wasteland

of Pluto, all five tons of you,

or wandering around Mercury

wondering what to do next with your 

ounce.

How much better to step onto

the simple bathroom scale,

a happy earthling feeling

the familiar ropes of gravity.