Too mild, too meek, too small,
Giving astronomers fits.
“Dwarfed” by the gang of eight,
Desperate for some Hollywood glitz.

Scrutinized—
Its orbit an eccentric case.
Ghettoized—
Too far out in space.
Subcategorized—
Defined out of place.

Under the sway of Neptune
Say stargazers, picking nits.
Just a mistake once made,
Now in need of a media blitz

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Pluto's Lament by Bruce Golden
originally published in the Summer 2012 print edition