The Fringe Poet I do not know?

The Prime Directive

When Richard Feynman was asked if he believed in UFOs, extra-
terrestrial life, this was his response:
"I believe in the law of probability.  The Milky Way is filled with four
hundred billions stars, just like our sun.  And there are over four
hundred billion galaxies in the universe.  The law of probability says
that there are ten thousand solar systems exactly like ours in every
respect.  We're the youngest.  And if any of those other solar systems
with a planet like Earth survived their space age, then they could have
visited us.  So yes, I believe in UFOs."--Richard Feynman, physicist

THE PRIME DIRECTIVE

The law of the universe
No violation of another's sovereignty
Any transgressions committed
And you will receive equally
So beware your freewill
For so much is at stake
Non-human eyes are watching
Which road shall we take?

Now the very good news
We have come so far
In acknowledgment of our value
We are quantum rock stars
But every adolescent species
Must be put to the test
Can we deprogram obsolete dogmas
To work and play with the rest?

Will we chose fiery judgment
And our divisive politics
Believing only in terms of lack
Like ideological lunatics?
Or will we seize this opportunity
To demonstrate our good will
Electing not for self extinction
But the sermon on the hill?

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Kyle Carlson July 25, 2011 at 1:22 AM fantastic poem...and by the way that joke you made on "Pool" didn't hurt me because that poem "She Took it upon Herself" isn't about me at all so...take it easy man - Kyle

Caroline Cécile Delacroix July 24, 2011 at 9:42 PM Interesting thought process, David! It is very hard for me to fathom weird looking creatures existing somewhere out there. I tend to see in it, an incredible effort from those who have passed on to try and breach the curtain of time, and roam back to the place they once lived. That said, I do believe that other planets have the potential for sustaining life, but such a frontier can't and shouldn't be reached until we learn to live in peace here first. Best wishes, Caroline.