All’s Fair in Love and Optimus Prime

Two poems by Rosebud Ben-Oni

All’s Fair in Love and Optimus Prime

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Editor’s note: These poems are best viewed on a desktop.

On the Wisdom of Optimus Prime

(1986 & beyond)

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On the Legacy of Tron

(1982 & beyond)

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