“You’re a strange creature!”
The alien said
as he dropped from the sky
to land on my head.
“You have only two legs,
two arms and two eyes?
That’s the oddest, strangest,
most disturbing disguise!”
“It’s not a disguise,”
I explained patiently,
“that’s just how I look!
I’m a human, you see.”
The alien smiled
and wrinkled his nose
as he shuffled around
and examined my toes.
“Pardon me, my good sir,”
I said quite politely,
“But who and what are you?”
(For he was quite unsightly).
The alien sniffed
and stared up at me,
his eyes bugging out
like a big bumble bee.
“I came on a visit,
for a long holiday.
I’m a Gelskidherrubin
and I think I might stay!”
“Stay?!” I exclaimed
with my hands in the air,
“Stay here, here on Earth?
Are you really quite sure?”
He smiled and nodded,
“It seems very pleasant.
It has plenty of space
for an alien tenant!”
“I think you’re mistaken,”
I said truthfully,
“this planet’s no good,
not for you, nor for me!
The ice is all melting,
the forest’s on fire,
there’s trash in the sea,
influencers for hire!
There’s war and there’s plagues.
We’re all mediocre.
This planet’s a failure
since the humans took over.
The world is all run
by big corporations,
and people forget
how to hold conversations.”
The alien stared
for quite a long while
like he couldn’t believe
we’d endured such a trial.
“Crypto’s a mess,”
I continued with glee,
“The dolphins are dying
and so are the trees!
“Alright, that’s enough!”
The alien begged,
“I think I’ve endured
enough of your dread.
My own planet’s bad,
(we have boiling lakes),
but now I see clearly
That I’ve made a mistake!
I think I’ll be going!
Enjoy your existence.
Please don’t try to find me.
I prefer a safe distance.”
I grinned and I waved
as he hopped on his ship,
somewhat sad that he ended
his very brief trip.