In the Shape of a Smile
I'd stopped my car behind hers
As it looked she'd been in a crash you see
As I approached her door
I saw what was behind her
And it wasn't human you see
It looked at me in complete fear
Fear of what it could see
Some weapon was held against her
But somehow I knew it only wanted to get free
I slowly raised my hands in compassion
As I somehow knew it had never seen such you see
It got out of her car and with it's eyes it communicated to me so much you see
We stood looking at each other
The lady then drove her car away
It was injured and I could see
That it was suffering such pain
I offered my hand in friendship
I smiled at it and it seemed to gain trust.
I offered to ease it's strain
Without words we communicated so much.
It pointed to a field across the river
I somehow knew what it wanted from me
I drove to the spot where it needed to be
Fading fast now it couldn't manage to climb out from the seat
It stared at me again with such meaning
That's when I knew how it could get free
I got out of my car and started walking
I heard a noise behind me you see
When all quiet I turned to look
The field was empty, no car
Just a few scorched trees.
I looked up and a small ship
Hovered for seconds
And then he let me know that he was free
Disappearing with a jet stream of white smoke
In the shape of a smile you see
Copyright © A Yorkshire Poet | Year Posted 2016
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