Aquamarine

Author: Stephen W. Cote

Aquamarine silver dream

Invaders to the papacy

Of his sepulchral privacy

Cautious of the world

A communique by slight of hand

The creature reached out and then he ran

Deep into the dream machine

In which they'd arrived

He stumbled upon the secret plans

They planned to invade his home land

He stole out into the night

To warn the world they'd arrived

The heuristically-written alien scheme

Had infected his sanity

He blazed his way down a gravel road

To the safety of a neighboring home

Now, keep in mind, he spoke in code

He said "the commie-pinko faggots are down the road"

"Give me a shotgun and a magnum load"

"And I'll blast their Siberian ass."

Courage in his hand, bravery in a shell

He decided he'd blast the aliens to hell

He stole up on the ship

So close he couldn't miss

An aquamarine alien being

As friendly as could be

Was killed by some guy who never finished third grade

Because he didn't understand.