Monday 7 February 2011

Once upon a time there was an alien
that crashed its spaceship in the middle
of a quiet street, where an old woman lived.
She came outside to check on the alien
who was crying next to the wreckage.
You can stay with me, she said
and helped the sad creature to settle in.
From then on it mostly stayed indoors.
But on clear nights it sat in pyjamas
on the narrow roof along the terrace.
It screamed silently and remembered
the beauty of a universe of giant stars,
terror and passion at the speed of light,
and the limitless possibilities in space.

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