Wednesday, August 17, 2011

I think only when space aliens threaten us



I think only when space aliens threaten us
will there be
sleek bullet trains and green-grid volts,
science-trained brains and high-speed nets,
great public spaces of pleasure and arts,
a people-first sense of a future day.

We need space aliens to threaten US
to do what we could have done anyway
—without all the stifling, moronic fuss.




Note: more alien invasion stuff in the news
placed in Poets United Poetry Pantry #63



4 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 17, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    oh, i love this. bravo. what an intriguing thought! xo

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  2. Maude LynnAugust 18, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    This is so clever!

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  3. Paul Andrew RussellAugust 22, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    I agree, Philip. Only whenwe face an outside threat will we settle our differences an behave properly to each other. Sad, isn't it?

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  4. Paul Andrew RussellAugust 22, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    That should read: 'when we' lol

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