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Once you’ve met an alien
people treat you differently
they regard you more seriously
sit closer to the door.
It’s not that they don’t trust you
they just pay attention
especially to your eyes
and of course the fingertips.
They think little green men
well that’s the cliché isn’t it
but my Alien is a 1967 Ford Transit
it’s been here all that time.
Contrary to conventional wisdom
it means no harm,
no world domination, even though
there are millions of them (Transits) out there.
It’s a strange relationship
you couldn’t exactly call us friends
just an unspoken understanding
a therapy for both of us.
Having met an alien
it’s a double-edged sword
of course I’ve lost some friends
but I’ve learnt so much, seriously.
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© Graham Sherwood 05/2019
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