Ancient Aliens

Ancient Aliens They have always been here ancient? – alien? living amongst the unknowing hiding in plain sight. How have they altered our past? – our future? advanced or hindered our progress – our failure. How have they touched us with an unseen nudge, aligned the stars that we might follow crumbs of reason, sat with us in silence awed by our insolence humbled by our fervor. They view us from a distance- time and space overlapped knowledge and inexperience in conflict with themselves. Knowing that in time experience becomes the proving ground of knowledge, knowledge the anvil shaping the experience. They are the flat rock skippers, the kite flyers, paper airplane makers, sidewalk chalk drawers, mud pie makers, frog catchers, butterfly chasers, bug touchers, flower sniffers, feather collectors. They will always be here ancient – alien wiser than their years greater than their fears in forever’s - ancient moment alien – in human form. 1/6/2018 submitted to – Ancient Aliens – Poetry contest