Alien

Alien
By Michelle A. Rivera
I am an alien
An outsider in an unfamiliar world
But I am not alone
And sometimes
We find one another
And when we meet
Oh, such Joy
Such symmetry
“Are we the only ones?” we ask
But no, there are many more
They’re everywhere, really
Some still waiting for enlightenment,
revelation,
certitude
Arriving not as a thunderclap
But incessant and soft,
A purr
And there will be one more
In the world
Until soon
We will be a greater number
Embracing balance, compassion and peace
As it was in the very beginning
When humans and animals lived together in paradise
And saw that it was good.