Human Error Poem by Denis Martindale

Behold my latest poem,
Read it with your eyes, your heart and your mind,
Let your very soul become aware of something new.
Discover wondrous imaginings,
Drift among the lingering lines,
Savour whatever tasty treats await you.
Am I going to prophesy?
Am I going to proclaim a scintillating truth?
Or will my mood lean towards fantasy?
Will I make you laugh or cry, or merely sigh?
You came this far... can you guess what's next?
No, you can't. That's why you need to read on!

Come with me to the planets above!
Study them well and hold fast to such memories.
There are secrets beyond your present wisdom.
Scratch around in the dirt and the dust...
Take samples and guess what you will...
But remember this...
We are not alone...
They are already here...
Shaping our future by day and by night...

And what will you do when they reveal themselves?
And who will help you in your hour of need?
Will you flee to the woods hidden by the trees?
Or to the caves hidden by the rocks?
And when the bullets run out, what then?
But don't blame me...
The scientists sent out probes, didn't they?
They told them where we are...
That's why we are not alone...
It's too late now...


Denis Martindale August 2019.