Earth Guide For 5dtw
I was trembling in my slippers when I saw him arrive
In a space pod of some sort, neon lights flashing.
I tried to hide under my bed, but he pulled me out.
Hey! He said. You are Dot, right? I nearly fainted.
He was robot-like, yet there was a human quality too.
I could not speak, so I nodded.
I am 5DTW, he told me. Here to save your planet.
What do you call yourselves?
Earthlings? I guessed.
He laughed. We have watched your monitors for years.
Aren’t you human sapiens? I nodded, too fearful to correct him.
He had three goals.
1. save dogs and cats from kill shelters
2. reverse global warming
3. help political parties to learn to get along with each other again
When I heard this, I became 5DTW’s enthusiastic tour guide.
He put in policies, procedures, and problem solving methods for about a year,
until he had accomplished all he said he would.
“You are the best human sapien I ever met”, he told me.
I have never been more pleased.
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2021
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