Greetings, Earthlings

Greetings, Earthlings

 

 

 

Forgive our appearance

but whenever we emerge through the mouth of a hyperspatial vortex

we tend to look a little bug-eyed.

 

Our home planet Theremin is now devoid of vegetation

covered in hissing seas, unnameable mountains

hence our arrival today.

 

Please see that we are not unlike you

expansive, resilient

determined to succeed.

 

Like you we believe the strong get what they can

the weak suffer what they must.

 

Naturally our superior technology

our greater lethality

require we make you our captives.

Once we've extracted the necessary nutrients

you will be restored to your former existence

the memory of this encounter

forever beyond your reach

a vague throb from a phantom limb

 

for it is in the way of things 

that lesser memory leave undisturbed

the greatness of a nation’s history.

A toast! (glasses raised)

To manifest destiny!