SPACE ALIEN CONFRONTS ANCIENT RELIC
I’m afraid we’ll have to footnote this one
in the history books, doodle a series
of questions marks
at the bottom of the page.
Some might see an old smokestack and a spotlight in the middle of a landscaped parking lot.
Others might see a showdown for the universe.
Why light up what no longer exists? Is it aesthetically
pleasing now, without the smoke, the noise, the fire? One pillar
of the great temple? Samson’s
in Target getting slippers on sale.
Who’s that little round guy who speaks only in light? Why does he keep pleading take me to your leader?